1852 G$1 MS(PCGS#7517)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6186

Grade

MS65

Price

3,000

Lot Description

We are pleased to offer here a premium Gem Mint State example of the first major design type in the U.S. gold dollar series. Both sides are fully struck in all areas and exhibit soft satin luster and warm orange-gold color. Each strand of Liberty's hair is intricately rendered, and the surfaces easily live up to the coveted MS-65 grade from PCGS. The 1852 gold dollar was produced during the heyday of the denomination, when annual circulation strike mintages at the Philadelphia Mint were greater than 500,000 coins in all cases, and in some far in excess of one million. This period of time commenced with the initial gold dollar mintage of 1849 and continued through 1857. From 1849 through 1853, the withdrawal of silver coinage from circulation due to rising bullion prices saw the gold dollar fulfill its intended purposes as an alternative to the silver dollar.<p>At 2,045,351 pieces, the 1852 registers the highest mintage among circulation strike gold dollars after only the 1853 and 1851 and ranks third among this trio for most readily obtainable gold dollars in today's market. It is often targeted by collectors assembling type sets of classic U.S. gold coinage as it is easy to obtain in grades up to and including MS-64. However MS-65 coins are rare, and the 1852 is seldom offered any finer. With CAC approval, the present example will enhance any collection it graces.