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1905 G$1 Lewis and Clark MS67 NGC....

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1905 Lewis and Clark Dollar
Spectacular MS67 Example of This Key Issue

1905 G$1 Lewis and Clark MS67 NGC. Though the Philadelphia Mint struck 35,000 1905-dated Lewis and Clark dollars in addition to assay pieces, that figure has little connection to the issue's availability today, and even the commonly accepted net mintage of 10,000 pieces may be something of an illusion. The 25,000-coin gap was the result of the Philadelphia Mint striking more pieces than were in Farran Zerbe's original order for the issue, in anticipation of future requests. None were made, and so the pieces were melted again, having never left the Mint. Numerous commemorative specialists have noted that the 1905 Lewis and Clark coins are scarcer than their 1904 counterparts, and some authorities speculate that Farran Zerbe did not sell the entire group of 10,000 1905-dated examples, but later spent them at face value or redeemed them unofficially, removing them from the pool of survivors.

The Lewis and Clark dollars are well-known for their overall elusiveness, and as grades increase, the challenge associated with the pieces only grows. In A Guide Book of United States Commemorative Coins, Q. David Bowers writes " ... among commemorative gold [dollars], the Lewis and Clark issues of 1904 and 1905 are singularly distinctive for their rarity in higher grades. They are far rarer than any other commemorative gold dollar varieties." An overview of the combined certified population supports this; NGC has given just three other pieces a numerical grade of MS67, and PCGS has also certified just four such coins, with none finer at either service (10/14).

This brightly lustrous lemon-gold example displays an unusually strong cartwheel effect for a commemorative gold coin, though it also shows degrees of the mirrored finish seen on many high-end representatives. The strike is uncommonly bold, and the surfaces are beautifully preserved. An impressive candidate for the commemorative collector who demands only the finest.
Ex: ANA Signature (Heritage, 7-8/2008), lot 2143.
From The Empire Collection.(Registry values: N10218)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# BYLG, PCGS# 7448, Greysheet# 10207)

Weight: 1.70 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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2015 January 7 - 12 FUN US Coins Signature Auction - Orlando #1216 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2015
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