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1857-D GOLD DOLLAR - TYPE 3 GOLD DOLLAR

1857-D Gold Dollar - The 1857-D Gold Dollar had a tiny mintage of 3,533, which means it is rare in all conditions. The survivors are usually weakly struck especially on the reverse borders. Very few Mint State examples are known. Twenty-six have been certified by both PCGS and NGC, the finest of which are in grade MS62 with none higher.

Specifications:
Edge: Reeded
Weight: 1.672 grams (25.8 grains) (.0538 troy ounces)
Diameter: 15 millimeters
Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
Gold Content: 1.505 grams (23.22 grains) (.0484 troy ounces)

In 1857 the Lecompton Constitution was proposed for the state of Kansas. It enshrined slavery in the proposed state and protected the rights of slave owners. Robert Walker, President James Buchanan’s appointee as governor opposed it and resigned rather than implement it. It was passed by the Kansas voters and sent to Washington for Congress to approve. Buchanan, a Democrat who had Southern sympathies, endorsed the Lecompton Constitution. Steven Douglas, leader of the Northern Democrats, opposed it. Because of voting fraud in Kansas, it was not approved. Eventually Kansas was admitted as a free state.

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