1857-C Gold Dollar. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU Details--Bent (NGC). With warm honey-gold color and generally smooth-looking surfaces, this coin has much to offer at the assigned grade level. Striking detail is sharp for the issuing mint, as well, and we note only a touch of characteristic softness in the center of the reverse, affecting the letters OL in DOLLAR and the digits 85 in the date. Wispy handling marks include no singularly mentionable distractions, and the coin is well positioned in the NGC holder to minimize the visual effects of the bend. From a small mintage of just 13,280 pieces, Doug Winters (2008) estimates that just 300 to 400 examples of the 1857-C gold dollar survive today. The majority of these are available in Extremely Fine and lower grades, with About Uncirculated examples exceedingly scarce. Be sure not to let this more affordable offering pass by without your consideration! PCGS# 7545. NGC ID: 25CE.