1855-C G$1 MS61 PCGS. Variety 2....

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1855-C Gold Dollar, MS61
Sole Type Two Charlotte Issue

1855-C G$1 MS61 PCGS. Variety 2. The 1855-C gold dollar is widely popular as the only Type Two issue from the Charlotte Mint. The Type Two gold dollar was intended to be slightly larger in diameter than the Type One, but the correspondingly thinner planchets proved inadequate to fully strike up the new designs. As a result, the design was changed again in 1856 to a motif with a slightly lower relief.

The 1855-C is typically only seen in XF and lower grades, and high-end AU examples are seldom available; Mint State coins are rare and are likely fewer in number than the certified population reports would suggest. This representative displays original olive-gold patina, with hints of deeper orange and apricot hues on each side. The hair curls around Liberty's face show the only noticeable striking weakness, though obverse peripheral legends are slightly weakened by die lapping -- likely an attempt to efface clash marks, the remnants of which are still visible in the fields. Some mint-made planchet roughness is noted on portions of each side, an often seen characteristic of this issue which was frequently struck on poor quality planchets. PCGS has certified only four examples as Mint State, with three in this grade and none numerically finer (11/14).(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25C5, PCGS# 7533, Greysheet# 8071)

Weight: 1.67 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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