1862 G$1 MS64 Certification #39424827, PCGS #7560

Very Rare Doubled Date. 2/24/2023 Research Update: 637 individual serial numbers (PCGS, NGC, ANACS, IGC) have now been reviewed with only 3 confirmed examples of the Double Date variety. The coin here has a significantly higher grade than the other two confirmed examples (ANACS XF40 and AU58). Two other examples (XF45 and AU55) have yet to be confirmed. ANACS lists the variety whereas PCGS and NGC do not. ANACS only lists 4 known graded pieces (1 ea, XF40, XF45, AU55 and AU58) of which I have located 2 photos, the AU58 and the XF40. The third photo is that shown above, an MS64. ANACS was not able to furnish the serial numbers of the other two pieces. The data I have is on an Excel spreadsheet and duplicate serial numbers have been removed so that the photos I examined are discrete entities. There is, however, still the possibility of duplicate coins due to resubmissions, although I believe the number is small in comparison to the aggregate total. Damaged, detail, and coins with blurry photos or without serial numbers have been excluded from my research. I also found a total of nine Double Die Obverse coins (two of which were not identified as such). 44 DDO coins are currently listed on the PCGS, NGC and ANACS websites. Q.David Bowers' "A Guide Book of Gold Dollars" and Garrett and Guth's "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933", make reference to the Doubled Date and the Double Die Obverse as interesting varieties, yet nothing beyond the fact that they exist. "Walter Breens' Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" states the coin is, "Very rare. Date first punched too high, then corrected lower." Pedigree; Maurice Storck Collection.

David Akers (1975/88)

Common in all grades including gem Unc. In fact, from the standpoint of total number of appearances in our 192 auction catalog survey, the 1862 is the most common Type III gold dollar.