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ARE
1855-C $1 G
OLD
I
NDIAN
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1656
1855-C
.
PCGS graded AU-53
. Light golden toning. Only
9,803 minted. A few faint hairlines. This is a much better
struck example than is typical for the issue with relatively
sharp central detail in spite of a number of light clashmarks
around the portrait. Still lustrous with vivid light yellow-gold
color; the surfaces are choice aside from some fine hair-
lines on the obverse near STATES. The reverse is as nice as
we can remember having seen on an 1855-C gold dollar in
this grade.
This is the rarest Gold Dollar from the Charlotte Mint in
higher grades. A few score or so accurately graded About
Uncirculateds and above are known, as well as fewer than
ten Mint State coins; the appearance and poor strike of this
date make it difficult to grade. At any rate, this is certainly a
respectable AU53 1855-C gold dollar that has been made
available to collectors.
Pop 14; 21 finer, 11 in 55, 7 in
58, 1 in 60, 2 in 61
. (
PCGS # 7533
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $7,500 - 8,000
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1657
1855-C. NGC graded AU Details, Improperly Cleaned
.
Mostly untoned. Only 9,803 struck. After the Civil War ended in
1865, the Charlotte Mint, along with the Dahlonega Mint,
remained closed for coinage purposes. Only the New Orleans
Mint, which for a brief time in 1861 and early 1862 had also
been in Confederate bands, was reactivated and began issuing
coins again in 1879. The old Charlotte Mint is open to the public
today as a tourist attraction but in a new guise: the Charlotte
Art Museum. (
PCGS # 7533
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,000 - 1,100
M
INT
S
TATE
1857-C $1 G
OLD
I
NDIAN
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1658
1857-C
.
NGC graded MS-61
. Only 13,280 struck. Mostly
untoned.
Pop 3; 3 finer in 62
. (
PCGS # 7545
)
Estimated Value ...................................... $9,500 - 10,000
N
EAR
M
INT
S
TATE
1857-D $1 G
OLD
I
NDIAN
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1659
1857-D
.
PCGS graded AU-58.
CAC Approved
. Light
hint of gold tone. Only 3,533 minted. A relatively high
grade example of the kind of quality one likes to describe
for bidders of this actively collected Charlotte and
Dahlonega Mint denomination. Abundant reddish gold lus-
ter blends easily with almost mark-free surfaces, where it is
clear that the purchaser will acquire a coin much nicer look-
ing that an average, abraded specimen. Hand-picked qual-
ity like this is still very affordable. Substantial detail to the
highpoints on this fine example, although an ineffectual
imprint was left in a few areas by the recoil of the dies,
such as the hair and feather ends, and rim dentils on both
sides.
Pop 18; 15 finer, 2 in 60, 7 in 61, 6 in 62
.
(
PCGS # 7546
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $5,000 - 5,500
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1660
1857-D NGC graded AU Details
. Repaired. Only 3,533
minted. Probably worn as jewelry a long time ago. (
PCGS #
7546
)
Estimated Value ................................................... $500 - 550
