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***Auction Highlight*** 1855-p Ty 2 Gold Dollar $1 Graded Choice Unc By USCG (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:6,500.00 - 13,000.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1855-p Ty 2 Gold Dollar $1 Graded Choice Unc By USCG (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1855-p Ty 2 Gold Dollar $1 Graded Choice Unc By USCG. An impressive strike and condition rarity in a Type II gold dollar. Fully defined throughout, even the hair curls above Liberty's brow and the digits in the date are nearly complete. Smooth and satiny surfaces are bathed in vivid medium gold patina with a smooth appearance that is not all that far from Gem quality. The superior technical quality and eye appeal would do justice to the finest gold type set. Additionally, a full double struck outline of miss liberty's head on the reverse, strongest full outline i’ve ever seen. The gold dollar's small size was an issue, but with few alternatives in circulation during the early 1850s, the public was accepting. In 1854 Chief Engraver James Barton Longacre prepared a new design with an enlarged diameter of 15 millimeters, more convenient than the earlier 13 millimeter size. The weight of the denomination remained unchanged, so the coins were made slightly thinner. Unfortunately, the design that Longacre chose, although aesthetically pleasing, was in too high relief for the thinner planchets, and most examples displayed poor definition in and around the centers. The dies often clashed early and frequently during press runs, and many survivors exhibit numerous pronounced clash marks on one or (usually) both sides. The Mint abandoned the new design after only three years of production. Known in numismatic circles as the Type II gold dollar. The true rarity of the 1854 and 1855 Type II gold dollars emerges at the Choice Uncirculated level, where the striking problems combined with limited contemporary interest in preserving these coins explains the paucity of premium survivors such as that offered here. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin. I give this coin my highest recommendation