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Browse Catalogue of Stack's January 2005 Auction Limited to: The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Gold Dollars Page 2 of 3  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Gold Dollars → U. S. Type 1 Gold Dollars Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 3097 1854'S' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,900.00 Abundant mint frost with areas of deeper gold on the reverse. This well detailed beauty is the only San Francisco mint issue for the Type I Gold Dollar. Generally encountered in grades averaging EF45, this Mint State example with a mintage of only 14,632 is certainly a sought after acquisition. NGC MS61. Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Gold Dollars → U. S. Type 2 Gold Dollars Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 3098 1854 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $4,500.00 - virtually Choice. Here is a most lovely example of the majestic ''Indian Princess'' design type. Subtle salmon tones radiate from the edges of the devices on this frosty orange-gold specimen. The lustre on this piece is so original and enticing, making it an ideal specimen for type. Here is a coin that we would unhesitantly call Choice if not for a tiny handling mark in the field beneath...  more 3099 1854 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $3,750.00 - on the cusp of fully Choice. A second. This pleasing Indian Princess displays red-gold surfaces with plentiful frosty lustre concentrating around the reliefs and in the recesses of the boldly impressed devices. PCGS MS62. 3100 1854 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $3,750.00 - very near-Choice. A third example of this desirable Longacre design boasting light die clash and lambent overall red-gold surfaces of unusual intensity. PCGS MS62. 3101 1854 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $3,850.00 - virtually Choice. A fourth. This sprightly coin's bold and bright canary-yellow lustre joins repeated die clashing to create rare visual sparkle and inarguable eye appeal. PCGS MS62. 3102 1854 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $6,500.00 - essentially Choice. A fifth. Deeper gold lustre covers this sharply struck specimen, giving the coin a thoroughly satisfying mature beauty and dignity. Relatively light die clash is most evident within the reverse wreath. PCGS MS62. 3103 1854 CH AU $650.00 A sixth. Choice About Uncirculated. Crisp, fully defined design motifs are the rule on this coin, although the '85' in the date exhibits the usual slight weakness of definition. Glowing light gold mint lustre beautifies this ever so gently worn Type 2 Gold Dollar. 3104 1854 CH AU $1,300.00 A seventh. Choice About Uncirculated. A most pleasing example of this virtually Mint State coin. Rich yellow gold lustre creates an attractive visual effect. The lightly worn surfaces are quite vibrant. 3105 1854 EF $300.00 An eighth. Extremely Fine and exhibiting lightly glowing lustre in the protected areas of this orange-gold specimen. 3106 1855 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,700.00 - or finer. Superbly struck with a full LIBERTY and bold feather details. Surfaces are fully lustrous and amazingly colorful, with the centers toned in platinum blue and the peripheries bathed in light to orange-gold hues. Close examination under magnification reveals some very subtle hairlines, which fortunately do not detract from this coin's bold visual appeal. 3107 1855 AU $450.00 A second. About Uncirculated. Crisply struck and exhibiting lustrous green-gold and orange-gold surfaces. Here is a fine specimen for a 19th century type collection. 3108 1855'C' CH AU $5,250.00 Choice About Uncirculated from the standpoint of actual wear. Here is about as well struck an example of this very rare issue as one might encounter from this usually miserably struck issue. There are some subtle hints of lustre hugging the protected areas of the devices, but some well-hidden hairlines mitigate the lustre in the rest of the fields. A glass reveals that the surfaces, especially...  more 3109 1856'S' AU $2,400.00 About Uncirculated and exhibiting very attractive surfaces. A hint of original, prooflike surfaces hug the peripheries and the legends and protected areas around the legends on this lustrous, orange-gold specimen. As the only Type 2 Gold Dollar emanating from the San Francisco mint, the 1856'S' is avidly sought by date as well as type and mint collectors. A mere 24,600 pieces were struck...  more Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Gold Dollars → U. S. Type 3 Gold Dollars Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 3110 1857 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $150.00 - with claims to Choice. Ice-like mint lustre of a pale salmon-gold hue is joined by darker orange toning for a balanced overall appearance. 3111 1857 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $150.00 - or finer. A second. Frosty orange-gold lustre is mitigated a bit by subtle hairlines on the reverse. 3112 1859'D' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $2,200.00 - or virtually so. Whether one calls this specimen Choice AU or Mint State is academic, as it is a beautiful survivor of one of the last years of production at the Dahlonega mint. Prooflike fields boast deep canary gold tones and a light greenish cast. Devices and legends display the usual unevenness of strike seen on this issue and this weakness is easily confused with light wear. For example...  more 3113 1859'S' CH AU $1,500.00 Choice About Uncirculated. A well struck example that is lustrous and has yellow-gold toning. Scarce with only 15,000 pieces struck. 3114 1861 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $140.00 Yellow-gold and highlighted with coppery iridescence, this pleasing specimen would make a fine choice for a Civil War associated collection. 3115 1861 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $140.00 A second. Orange-gold in tone and quite lustrous, this Type 3 Gold Dollar features some light, yet perceptible hairlines. 3116 1862 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $200.00 Salmon hues are to be found in the protected areas of this yellow-gold toned coin. 3117 1862 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $130.00 - with claims to Choice. A second. A hint of prooflike flash and coppery tones hug the devices of this frosty and well struck specimen. 3118 1873 Open 3. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $850.00 - or finer. Wonderfully frosted, salmon-gold devices and legends stand out against deeply chrome-like fields. Here is a desirable specimen from this trying year in American financial history. 3119 1873 Open 3. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $160.00 A second. Satiny mint lustre is the rule on this well struck orange-gold specimen boasting pleasing salmon highlights. The obverse is struck from the die exhibiting the distinct linear gouge from Liberty's cheek to her bustline. 3120 1873 Open 3. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $200.00 A third. Glittering canary-yellow lustre saturates this boldly struck example of the later Type III coinage. An especially bold date gives crisp definition to this important variety. PCGS MS60. 3121 1873 Open 3 CH AU $120.00 A fourth. Choice About Uncirculated. Prooflike flash defines surfaces that exhibit even light friction on both obverse and reverse. 3122 1873 Open 3 CH AU $230.00 A fifth. Choice About Uncirculated. Lustrous orange-gold surfaces exhibit a trifling amount of light circulation wear. 3123 1873 Open 3 CH AU $120.00 A sixth. Choice About Uncirculated. Dusky orange gold and copper toning testify to the originality of this pleasing, lustrous coin. 3124 1880 Superb Gem Brilliant Uncirculated SUP GEM BU $8,500.00 Absolutely flawless fields define this boldly struck specimen sporting deeply frosted design motifs and satiny smooth fields. This glittering little jewel is a very high quality survivor of just 1,600 pieces struck of this date. It is not uncommon to find these late date Gold Dollars in high grade, but the 1880 is the scarcest of all these low mintage issues. 3125 1880 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $3,000.00 A second. Cameo contrast is quite impressive and eye catching on this example boasting chrome-like fields and richly frosted light orange-gold devices. Well struck and a superior example of this issue. 3126 1880 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $3,000.00 A third. Glittering satin-like lustre is the rule on this very well struck specimen. By the late 1870's, Gold Dollars had dwindled to such small mintages, required principally to satisfy collector and other miscellaneous demands. In fact, 1880 features the lowest mintage in the last 15 years of this series. Page 2 of 3  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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