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1856-S G$1 Type Two MS64 PCGS....
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Description
1856-S Type Two Gold Dollar
Reflective MS64
Final-Year and Sole S-Mint Issue in the Set
One Numerically Finer Coin Certified
1856-S G$1 Type Two MS64 PCGS. Ex: Simpson. High Date. The
San Francisco Mint was late to the party when it came to the
production of Type Two gold dollars. Although the design was
introduced in 1854 and manufactured by the Philadelphia, Charlotte,
Dahlonega, and New Orleans mints in 1855, the San Francisco Mint
only struck a small quantity of 24,600 pieces in 1856. Those coins
represent the only Type Two gold dollars for the year and the last
of their kind. All of those factors -- status as the only S-mint
issue, the only Type Two issue for the year, the final year for the
type, and the low mintage -- contribute to the enormous popularity
that the 1856-S enjoys.Examples are moderately accessible in circulated grades, but probably only 40 to 60 Mint State representatives exist. Nineteen of the 36 Uncirculated coins at PCGS were recovered from the S.S. Central America in 2014, significantly inflating the supply of high-grade survivors. Prior to that discovery, MS64 represented the highest known grade for the 1856-S. The place of this Choice specimen atop the Condition Census has been usurped by a MS65+ coin and a couple of Plus-graded near-Gems. However, it is still firmly within the top cadre of 1856-S Type Two gold dollars. Each side is nearly fully struck, save for the central reverse, with marked prooflike reflectivity in the fields. The rich yellow-gold color and scant number of overt abrasions add to the tremendous appeal. Population: 3 in 64 (1 in 64+), 0 finer (8/20).(Registry values: N1)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25C8, PCGS# 7536, Greysheet# 8075)
Weight: 1.67 grams
Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Auction Info
2020 September 17 Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part I #1310 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2020
17th
Thursday
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