Lot 2277
1851-O $1 Gold Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. Wonderful shades of natural golden toning, peachy orange as it accents the free-flowing mint bloom. A beautiful "O" mint $1 Gold Coin bidders should not overlook. Pop 34; 2 finer in 66. (PCGS # 7516) .
Though a gold coin of the denomination of one dollar had been an integral part of Alexander Hamilton's original scheme for America's national coinage (1791), no design for an actual coin of this kind was prepared for circulation until 1849. At the time, four mints were issuing one-dollar pieces: Philadelphia (no mintmark), New Orleans ("O"), Charlotte, North Carolina ("C"), and Dahlonega, Georgia ("D"). The branch mints in particular are rare to extremely rare in Gem MS65 condition.
Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000.
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