1854 Gold Dollar. Type II. MS-62 (PCGS).；Uncommonly well produced and preserved in an example of this conditionally challenging gold dollar type. Sharply impressed on both sides, even the central design elements are crisp and fully appreciable. Medium intensity orange-gold patina blankets both sides and mingles with billowy satin luster. Clash marks (as made) are present in the fields around the central devices, but they are not as pronounced as often seen on Type II gold dollars. This design, produced for only three years from 1854 to 1856, represents the Mints first attempt to modify the gold dollar by increasing its diameter, reducing its width, but keeping its weight the same. The result was not a success, the coins proving difficult to strike. The Mint eventually adopted the improved Type III design. Although relatively plentiful in an absolute sense, Mint State examples of the first year 1854 Type II, as here, are scarce relative to market demand and are eagerly sought by high grade gold type collectors.；
