A Hunt Concluded - the 1855-D G$1
Copperindian
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With an original mintage of only 1,811 & a population estimated at less than 100 today, this was a long journey & a search for the ages. Indeed, the PCGS total pop numbers 68; invariably there’s some duplication within that number. Following are some pics of the “find”:
There are many highlights to this piece. On the obv, the U in UNITED is roughly visible; in most examples, it’s not. The surfaces show no major detractions & support the 55 grade. Color is as expected for the 55-D. The rev is special with great detail & a fully struck date. The latter is rare. As is usual with the 55-D, there are numerous areas of clashing. As that is typical, it’s not a detriment to the quality of the coin.
Finally, this piece was formerly the “Winter Plate Coin”. I think that reinforces how special the coin is.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
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@Copperindian, I’m glad your quest succeeded in a win for you Ken! Very nice outcome Sir. Quite an expensive endeavor, and only 12 in the 55 range, with only 15 higher! Congrats my friend! Zack.
Woah,nice!
Congrat's Ken! What a solid example of a wonderful rarity ... and a pretty cool provenance to boot!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
Great coin your patience paid off, congrats!
My Collection of Old Holders
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Congrats, that's awesome
A very beautiful coin! Well done.
A great looking Dahlonega treasure!
Only a fraction of those I’ve seen have such a fully defined date.
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Wow, very very nice.
That's a heck of a coin there Ken! Enjoy it!
Awesome! That’s a real trophy to own.
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
I just came across this article which explains “the gold” used at this date; the alloy situation very interesting. https://goldrushgallery.com/dahlmint/c_history_7.html
Congrats!
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@ambro51: thanks for posting the link to that interesting article. I’m saving it for future reference.
“The thrill of the hunt never gets old”
PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
Copperindian
Copperindian II
Indy Eagles
Gold Rush
Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
Copperindian
Nickelodeon
Early Walkers
Successful transactions: redraider, winesteven, renomedphys, splitaces, oreville, ajaan, Cent1225, onlyroosies, justindan, blitzdude, DesertMoon, johnnyb, Heubschgold, SunshineRareCoins, ParadimeCoins, ndeagles, Southern_Knights, pcgsregistrycollector
Gorgeous coin! Congrats.
I am jealous. And with the full date reverse, which is very tough to find.
Very nice. Enjoy!
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Well done! Love that reverse.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
A beauty!
I have had a hard time finding a suitable 55-o, thats perfect. Different end of the pool though
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
Though attractive it was too high a relief for that thin planchet,
Great coin, congratulations on acquiring it!
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