1860-D Gold Dollar. AU-58 (PCGS).；This 1860-D gold dollar offers exceptional surface quality for this elusive and challenging issue. Satiny in texture with even medium gold color, this example offers very sharp striking detail on Libertys portrait. The reverse wreath is also crisp save for an area of bluntness at the lower right as is typical. The center on that side allows ready appreciation of all elements in the denomination 1 DOLLAR and date 1860. The obverse periphery is characteristically incomplete for the issue, with the letter U in UNITED all but absent. The offered coin is a superior representative of one of the most challenging issues 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 gold dollars. Even so, the 1860-D gold dollar is among the rarest from this minting facility. Only 80 to 100 specimens are thought to exist in any grade. With Mint State examples exceptionally rare, this Gem AU example will attract significant attention.<br /><p>；
