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Type 2 Gold dollar question

WACoinGuyWACoinGuy Posts: 1,110
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Does anyone know why in 1856, when the other mints were on to type 3 gold dollars, San Francisco was producing type 2 gold dollars?

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  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    According to Breen: "The 1856 S dies were shipped west in 1855 before Snowden's decision to redesign the obv. In all, only 1,704,985 were issued for circulation:about 1/7 the mintage of small-size dollars."
  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Remember, in 1855 or 1856, transportation was slow from the east coast to California. The transcontinental railroad had not yet been proposed. There was no Pony Express nor any hint of a telegraph.

    Tom
    Tom

  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It makes for an interesting one year type, which I would like to acquire some day.

    There is a similar explanation for why some of the 1866 San Francisco gold coins, and to a lesser extent silver coins, are No Motto and the rest are With Motto.
    My Box of 20: https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/box-20/ryks-gold-box-20/17132

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