Lot 1627
1861-D. PCGS graded AU-53. One of the most desirable dates and mints in the Gold Dollar series, the 1861-D deserves all of its fame. Two obverse dies were shipped in late 1860, and arrived in January of 1861. The Confederacy seized the Mint in April of 1861 before any Gold Dollars had been issued that year. An unknown quantity was struck by the Confederacy after April, and few of these are known today. The present coin is certainly one of the best, falling in the higher range of grades known. Always struck with weak obverse lettering, the grade is awarded more by surface quality than by apparent wear, as the dies were in such wretched condition. One of the only coins available that was definitely struck by the Confederacy at a United States Mint, and loaded with history.
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| Realized $21,850 |
