1855 Proof Liberty Gold Dollar
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Auction Record
- Price realized
- $287,500
- Sold
- Grade
- PR65
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1855 Proof Liberty Gold Dollar is a proof Gold Dollar struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Small Indian Princess Head Gold Dollars 1854-1856 series. An estimated 12 proof gold dollars dated 1855 were struck; the Mint did not record proof mintages before 1858. 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. The Charlotte Mint struck 9,803 gold dollars dated 1855 and the Dahlonega Mint 1,811. 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 #7602.
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