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Now is your chance to own a hard-to-find 1851 Gold Dollar with the handsome Liberty Head design!<BR><BR><ul><li>Liberty Head Gold Dollars were minted from 1849-1854</li><li>These coins were struck at the Philadelphia, Charlotte, Dahlonega, New Orleans and San Francisco Mints</li><li>Not originally included in the original authorization of the US Mint in 1792</li><li>These 1851 Gold Dollars were minted following the gold rush in California</li></ul><BR><BR>Act now to own this 1851 Liberty Head Gold Dollar today!

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<p>America&#39;s first gold dollars are the short-lived Liberty Heads and this 1854 coin is one of the scarcest Philadelphia issues in Mint State. Lustrous original gold dollars from that year are hard to find, but <i>they won&#39;t be for you</i>… if you act now!<br><br>The discovery of gold in California created a new coin &ndash; the gold dollar! Introduced in 1849 the Type I showed Liberty wearing a coronet, inscribed with <span class="motto">LIBERTY</span>. After just 6 short years, this design was replaced midway through 1854, making these gold pieces last-year coins.<br><br>Nowadays Type 1 gold dollars are difficult to locate, especially in this grade. That&#39;s because according to David Bowers, over 60% of all Liberty gold dollars have been melted down, and in 1988, Walter Breen estimated about 1% survive in collectible condition. Don&#39;t miss out &ndash; each one has been examined and graded by our experts, then certified by PCGS or NGC &ndash; get yours while supplies last!</p><br/>

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<p>When gold was discovered at Sutter&#39;s Mill, Forty Niners rushed to California and ore from their mines became the first U.S. gold dollars &ndash; the 1849-1854 Liberty Head (Type 1) issues. Depicting Liberty wearing a coronet, the 90% gold coins offered here were struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1853 &ndash; the year before the San Francisco Mint opened.</p><br/><p>Today, these first gold dollars are hard to find, because over 75% of Liberty gold dollars have been melted down and only 1% are estimated to survive in collectible condition. Get a historic coin born of the California gold rush while supplies last.</p><br/>

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