1861 G$1 PR(PCGS#7611)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4161

等级

PR66

价格

209,902

详细说明

Remarkable Proof 1861 Gold Dollar PCGS PR66 with a Pop of Just 2/0 1861 Gold Dollar. JD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-6. Proof-66 (PCGS). CAC. Continuing the run of rare early Proof gold dollars in this sale, we are delighted to offer this Condition Census Gem Proof 1861. It is a silky smooth, deep golden-apricot specimen with intense reflectivity in the fields dominating the finish. The design elements, in addition to full striking detail, also offer modest cameo contrast in a soft satin texture. The persistent viewer will be further rewarded with subtle pinkish-rose highlights, but even under close scrutiny this captivating beauty retains its virtually pristine quality. The year 1861 represents the second in which the Mint sold Proof sets to contemporary Americans at a small premium over face value. (The 1859 Proofs were sold at face value, making it easier to speculate in such coinage - if a private buyer could not sell the coins to a collector for a premium, they could simply spend them without financial loss!) Despite the fact that most of the 154 Proof gold dollars produced in 1860 failed to sell, the Mint increased its output of this denomination in 1861 with a mintage of 349 Proofs. All Proofs of this date were delivered on April 5, 1861, and once again most failed to sell and were melted in January of the following year. Today the Proof 1861 gold dollar is a notable rarity with John W. Dannreuther (2018) accounting for only 20 to 22 survivors in all grades. This is one of our few offerings for the issue in recent years, a fleeting bidding opportunity for the astute gold enthusiast that features one of the finest certified survivors of this elusive date in the Proof gold dollar series. Only a single die marriage is known for the Proof 1861 gold dollar, the obverse identifiable by a tiny artifact on Liberty's cheek and tiny spikes in the denticles outside the letters TE in UNITED and the first letter S in STATES. Provenance: From the Castle Pines Collection. PCGS Population: 2; 0 finer in this category. PCGS# 7611. NGC ID: 25E4. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]