1854 Proof Liberty Gold Dollar - Type 2
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Auction Record
- Price realized
- $176,000
- Sold
- Grade
- PR64
- Auction house
- David Akers
Description
The 1854 Proof Liberty Gold Dollar - Type 2 is a proof Gold Dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Small Indian Princess Head Gold Dollars 1854-1856 series. The Mint did not record proof mintages before 1858; the usual estimate is 5 proof gold dollars dated 1854 in the Type 2 design. The obverse features a female figure wearing a feathered headdress, representing Liberty in the guise of a Native American princess with a smaller head design and the reverse displays a wreath enclosing the denomination 1 DOLLAR. Struck during the California Gold Rush era, when vast quantities of western gold transformed the American economy and led to new denominations. As a proof issue, this coin was struck multiple times on specially prepared polished planchets using polished dies, producing mirror-like fields and frosted design elements. Struck in 90% gold, 10% copper, weighing 1.672 grams, 15 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #7601.
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