Type 2 Gold Dollars for a Boring Sunday~~~~

ambro51

The Type 2 Gold dollar was a beautiful, but doomed, design. The relief was too high, the date on the reverse often failed to strike up well, as did the lettering on the obverse. But...the portrait....I feel that is by far the most beautiful rendition of Liberty that Longacre ever designed. The Indian Princess...

This coin in addition to being a perennial favorite (and need ) of type collectos, is a 3 year type, coined by five mints. The last year, 1856, is odd in that a coin of two different designs was stuck for the same denomination.

To complete this litte set, including the proofs, in high MS conditions, would cost over one million dollars. YIKES

Theodore Roosevelt felt it was the most beautiful American coin ever struck......no doubt young Teddy, born in 1858 , got more than his fair share of gold dollars as a child..they were a favorite gift at Christmas and other occasions. Some were thrown into the jewelry manufacture stream, and either holed, bound in a bezel, solder onto a loop, had the back shaved off and reengraved. soldered onto buttons, made into stickpins....

just about everything but used for money. They are not uncommon but nice specimens tend to bring MOON money. Worn coins have a wonderful patina and softening of the detail that looks good on the design.

So..as always, Post em if ya got eh!

ricko

Gold is never boring..... I was just looking at some of my gold and enjoying it's subtle glow and artistic beauty. Cheers, RickO

BillJones

I think the TR was attracted to the Type III gold dollar, not the Type II.

liefgold

Here are a couple not shown yet:

BillJones

Here's my Type II Gold dollar. I would have loved to have seen this one when it was new given the strike quality. It is an AU-55



And here is my Type III, which I think is under graded as an MS-64.



P.S. Halloween is never boring ...

liefgold

That is a beautiful strike on that T2!! Especially since virtually all T2's were weakly struck. Nicest AU55 I have seen.

Preussen

Very nice Gold Dollars. -Preussen

HoledandCreative

Here's my 56-S/S. Bad picture but it is very clear in hand.

BillJones

<< <i>That is a beautiful strike on that T2!! Especially since virtually all T2's were weakly struck. Nicest AU55 I have seen. >>



I have owned two examples of that variety of 1854 Type II gold dollar. Breen listed it as 1854 II-4, "Slender Obverse letters, rusty obverse die, date slants slightly down to the right." The one I did own is probably now in an MS-65 holder. It was one of the best examples that veteran dealer Cathern Bullowa had see. I traded it away almost 25 years ago.

I've been looking for an upgrade from my AU-55 piece, but have not seen anything I liked yet.

ambro51

It just struck me that we have done a complete date MM Variety set here, virtually...


1854
1854 DDo
1855
1855 C
1855 D
1855 O
1856 S
1856 S/S



Amazing.....Covered them All!