Lot 1688
A 215-piece hoard of 1856 Upright 5 gold dollars. This massive hoard took over 20 years to accumulate and breaks down as follow: PCGS MS-65 (2); PCGS MS-64 (5); NGC MS-64 (5); PCGS MS-63 (6); NGC MS-63 (6); PCGS MS-62 (5); NGC MS-62 (11); PCGS MS-61 (1); NGC MS-61 (10); NGC MS-60 (2); PCGS AU-58 (4); NGC AU-58 (21); ICG AU-58 (1); ANACS AU-58 (4); PCGS AU-55 (7); NGC AU-55 (8); ICG AU-55 (1); ANACS AU-55 (3); ANACS AU-53 (4); NGC AU-50 (1); ICG AU-50 (1); ANACS AU-50 (4); NGC XF-45 (1); ANACS XF-45 (1). Also includes ANACS Details holders and others: MS (2); AU (57); EF (16); VF (6); Fine (1); other grading services, raw, and damage coins (19). A grand total of 215 coins.
According to numismatic expert John "JD" Dannreuther, "there were only two dies used with the Upright 5 logo type." David Akers in United States Gold Coins assigned a mintage figure of 33,660 to the Upright 5, which is probably too high a mintage to support only 2 dies. Therefore, the Upright 5 variety represents less than 2% of the entire mintage for the year.
This "super lot" probably represents around 75% of the existing population. The amazing lot of Civil War era gold should stir considerable bidder interest.
Estimated Value $125,000-UP.
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