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1857-C G$1 AU55 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:2,200.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1857-C G$1 AU55 PCGS
<B>1857-C G$1 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> The strike on this second example is a bit more typical for the date with some weakness noted in the centers, especially on the hair around the face. It also shows softness on OLL in DOLLAR and the 8 in the date. The surfaces are choice for the issue without many of the patches of roughness seen on 1857-C gold dollars. There is a small amount of luster present and in the areas that it is most vivid it has a slightly semi-prooflike fabric which is unusual for the issue. Both sides have light to medium reddish-gold color. This is certainly one of the dozen or so finest known 1857-C gold dollars and this is a rare, underappreciated issue in properly graded AU55 and above. Housed in an older PCGS holder and it appears to be conservatively graded by today's standards.<BR><I>From The Carolina Circle Collection.</B></I><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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