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1856 G$1 Slanted 5 MS68+ PCGS. CAC....
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Description
1856 Slanted 5 Gold Dollar, MS68+
Ex: Akers-Duckor, Finest Known
1856 G$1 Slanted 5 MS68+ PCGS. CAC. Ex: Simpson. The
improved Type Three design, also known as the Large Indian Head
design, corrected some of the strike deficiencies that plagued the
Type Two design. A total of 1.7 million pieces were struck in 1856,
including two different date logotypes: Slanted 5 and Upright 5. We
last offered this top-graded Slanted 5 representative as part of
our sale of the Dr. Steven Duckor Collection in August 2015. Noted
gold coin expert Doug Winter provided the following commentary:"This coin was from Dave Akers' personal gold dollar collection. It was one of the small number of wonder coins that he would put out in his case at shows. ... I regard it as one of the finest U.S. gold coins known from the 1850s, and it would make a wonderful type coin for a collector looking for a killer Type Three dollar."
Peripheral weakness resulting in a lack of border detail at the lower obverse and upper reverse is a result of strike weakness, although all other details on both sides are boldly defined. This sensational gold dollar displays frosty lemon-yellow luster with delicate blue and rose overtones. The pristine surfaces are virtually blemish-free, showing only a trivial mark in the left branch of the wreath. Population: 2 in 68 (1 in 68+), 0 finer. CAC: 1 in 68, 0 finer (11/20).
Ex: David Akers; The Duckor Family Collection of Gold Dollars (Heritage, 8/2015), lot 4253.(Registry values: N1)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25C9, PCGS# 7540, Greysheet# 8017)
Weight: 1.67 grams
Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
View all of [Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part III ]
Auction Info
2021 January 20 - 24 FUN US Coins Signature Auction #1326 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
January, 2021
20th-24th
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