1860-D G$1 MS(PCGS#7556)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2191

Grade

AU58

Price

15,250

Lot Description

This gold dollar offers exceptional surface quality for the elusive and challenging 1860-D issue. Frosty with even deep olive-orange color and vivid reddish-apricot iridescence, this example offers impressively bold striking detail on Liberty's portrait. The reverse wreath is also crisp save for an area of bluntness at the ribbon knot, as is typical. The center on that side allows ready appreciation of all elements in the denomination 1 DOLLAR and date 1860, although the letter O is soft. The obverse periphery is characteristically incomplete for the issue, with the letter U in UNITED all but absent. Close inspection reveals scattered marks that include a few minor scuffs to Liberty's cheek, but this coin is still a superior representative of one of the most challenging dates in this Southern gold series.<p>Production of gold dollars at the Dahlonega Mint was never extensive but took a distinct nose dive at the eve of the Civil War. In 1860, only 1,566 gold dollars were made, one of the lowest productions for the denomination at Dahlonega. Because of economic uncertainty in the midst of talk of secession, many 1860-D gold dollars were pulled from circulation soon after their release. Thankfully, this helped make the survival rate and overall level of preservation somewhat higher than for earlier Dahlonega Mint gold dollars. Even so, the 1860-D gold dollar is among the rarest from this minting facility. Only 90 to 115 specimens are thought to exist in all grades (per Doug Winter, 2023). With Mint State examples exceptionally rare, this Choice AU example will attract significant attention.