1875 G$1

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Prooflike 1875 Gold Dollar

1875 MS 64 PCGS. Deeply Prooflike. Only 400 business strikes were produced of this rare Type Three gold dollar. With so few coins struck, essentially all business strikes are "first strike" coins and all show some degree of prooflikeness. In the past, many of these deeply mirrored business strikes have been cataloged as proofs, and over the years the myth has been created that proofs are more common than business strikes. This is certainly not the case, but high grade business strikes are quite rare. All business strikes, no matter how deeply mirrored, show a small thorn-like projection below the chin of Liberty. This projection or "spine" is plainly evident on this piece, but at first glance the coin really does look like a proof. The devices on this coin are fully struck, and the highly polished fields show a few stray contact marks and lint marks. The most obvious blemishes are a couple of larger lint marks at the top of the obverse. A dazzling, delightful example of this rare gold dollar.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25DD, PCGS# 7576, GSID# 8038)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 1.67 grams
AGW: 0.04838oz
Mintage: 400

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