1904 Lewis and Clark Exposition Gold Dollar. MS-65 (PCGS). Vivid golden-apricot patina blends with frosty to modestly semi-reflective luster on both sides of this captivating Gem. Although Lewis and Clark commemorative gold dollars were struck dated 1904, as here, the exposition celebrating the Corps of Discoverys journey did not open in Portland until 1905. Gold dollars dated 1905 were also made, with a mintage of 35,000 pieces, 10,000 more than struck the year before. However, net distribution, after melting, of both dates of Lewis and Clark gold dollars amounted to only about 10,000 examples of each. This is certainly among the finer examples remaining of the type, which is conditionally challenging and can be difficult to locate in grades above MS-64.
