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1855-O T2 Gold Dollar PCGS AU58

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1855-O T2 Gold Dollar PCGS AU58
Gold Dollars 1855-o Type 2. PCGS graded About Uncirculated 58. <b>When one pictures a Type 2 dollar the first coins that pop into mind are the Philadelphia Mint 1854 or 1855 dates since these are the most regularly seen, common in all grades up to Uncirculated. However, the branch mints are less often encountered. New Orleans it so happens struck Type 2 coins this one year, 1855. The total was nominal at 55,000 pieces (compare to the Philadelphia Mint's production of three quarters of a million! In lustrous About Uncirculated condition, as we are pleased to offer here, the date is quite elusive, seen only now and then in sales.</b> The Indian small head gold dollar -- second of three circulating U.S. gold coins of this denomination -- was short-lived. Fabrication of the coin, designed by Chief Mint Engraver James Barton Longacre, was carried out over just three calendar years: 1854, 1855 and 1856. The mintage for circulation totaled 1,752,219 pieces split between five production facilities: Philadelphia (no mint mark), San Francisco (S mint mark), New Orleans, (O mint mark), Dahlonega, Georgia (D mint mark), and Charlotte, North Carolina (C mint mark). The mint mark is positioned on the coin's reverse, below the wreath. More than 94 percent of the mintage of the Indian small head came from the Philadelphia Mint the first two years, with mint records of 902,736 struck in 1854 and 758,269 in 1855. <p align="center">Superior Galleries was founded in 1929 and has been a leader in
the numismatic auction business since 1971.</p> <p align="center"><b>Consignments wanted for June 2 & 3, 2002 Pre-Long Beach Sale.</b></p> <p align="center"><b>Call Steve Deeds</b> at (800) 421-0754 ext 230.</p>
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