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1849-O G$1 MS65 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:10,007.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1849-O G$1 MS65 NGC
<B>1849-O G$1 MS65 NGC.</B></I> The novelty of this denomination's initial year and a sizeable mintage of 215,000 pieces resulted in a few hundred coins being spared from circulation and thus available to the 21st century collector. The vast majority of these Mint State survivors, however, are weakly struck MS60-62 examples. Only occasionally are we fortunate enough to offer a '49-O nice enough to warrant an MS64 designation and Gems are rarely offered. The outstanding example offered here varies greatly from side to side. The obverse appears to have been struck from freshly polished, but heavily stressed dies, with numerous wispy die cracks jetting out from the portrait or the stars. The reverse is more satiny in texture and is unusually well struck in all areas. All four digits are clearly discernible, but perhaps a trifle soft on the 4. An important offering for the specialist in Southern gold. Census: 5 in 65, 3 finer (3/08).<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> James B. Longacre<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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