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Long Beach Signature US Coin Sale 1259 7-8 Sep 2017
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Gold Dollars
1855 G$1 Type Two MS63+ PCGS. The gold dollar was a perfect example of the Neoclassical need to impose order. This long-lived art movement was especially suitable for coinage since order must be imposed because of design considerations. However, the need for order goes beyond the design and layout. Thick designs cannot oppose each other on the obverse and reverse because of the need to have each side fully strike up with one blow from the press. This lesson was learned the hard way by James Longacre with his 1854 redesign (the Type Two design) of the gold dollar. Die opposition and subsequent weak central details caused Longacre to modify the coin's design again in 1856 to the Type Three design. This is a high-grade example that displays rich reddish-gold color. The strike details are remarkably sharp with all digits complete in the date.
HID02901242017
1855 G$1 Type Two MS63+ PCGS. The gold dollar was a perfect example of the Neoclassical need to impose order. This long-lived art movement was especially suitable for coinage since order must be imposed because of design considerations. However, the need for order goes beyond the design and layout. Thick designs cannot oppose each other on the obverse and reverse because of the need to have each side fully strike up with one blow from the press. This lesson was learned the hard way by James Longacre with his 1854 redesign (the Type Two design) of the gold dollar. Die opposition and subsequent weak central details caused Longacre to modify the coin's design again in 1856 to the Type Three design. This is a high-grade example that displays rich reddish-gold color. The strike details are remarkably sharp with all digits complete in the date.
HID02901242017