NGC-certified Gold Coins from Dahlonega Mint in August Sale

Stack’s Bowers is offering a selection of vintage US gold coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) that were struck at the Dahlonega Mint, which was active in Georgia from 1838 to 1861. Online bidding for the Global Showcase Auction - Session 7 is underway, with the sale concluding on August 25, 2022.

The second largest gold rush in US history began in 1829 along the northern regions of Georgia. Nine years later, the boom led to the establishment of the Dahlonega Mint, which only produced gold coins until its doors closed in 1861. By the 1840s, gold became scarce, and prospectors headed west, chasing another gold find located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains — the California Gold Rush.

One of the stunning NGC-certified offerings in the sale is an 1840-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle (lot 6024), declared the finest known issue. With deep strikes and exquisite detail, this particular coin is graded NGC MS 62, the highest graded example recorded in the NGC Census.

1840-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC MS 62 Click images to enlarge.

Other NGC-certified highlights in the sale include:

• an 1853-D Gold Dollar graded NGC MS 62 (lot 6008)
• an 1858-D Gold Dollar graded NGC AU 58 (lot 6013)
• an 1839-D Classic Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC AU 50 (lot 6020)
• an 1839-D Classic Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC XF 45 (lot 6021)
• an 1841-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC MS 61 and pedigreed to the Pittman Collection (lot 6026)
• an 1843-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC MS 61 (lot 6029)
• an 1843-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC MS 61 (lot 6030)
• an 1843-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 6031)
• an 1843-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC VF 30 (lot 6032)
• an 1844-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC XF 45+ (lot 6034)
• an 1847-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC AU 55 (lot 6044)
• an 1847-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 6045)
• an 1847-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC XF 45 (lot 6047)
• an 1849-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC AU 55 (lot 6053)
• an 1849-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC XF 45 (lot 6054)
• an 1850-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 6055)
• an 1851-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC XF 40 and pedigreed to the Suwannee River Collection (lot 6057)
• an 1855-D Liberty Head Quarter Eagle graded NGC AU 58 (lot 6064)
• an 1854-D Gold Three-Dollar graded NGC VF 30 (lot 6076)
• an 1842-D Liberty Head Small Date Half Eagle graded NGC AU 55 (6088)
• an 1842-D Liberty Head Small Date Half Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 6090)
• an 1842-D Liberty Head Half Eagle graded NGC XF 40 (lot 6094)
• an 1843-D Liberty Head Half Eagle graded NGC VF 35 (lot 6099)
• an 1844-D Liberty Head Half Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 6103)
• an 1846-D/D Liberty Head Half Eagle graded NGC XF 40 (lot 6112)
• an 1847-D Liberty Head Half Eagle graded NGC MS 63 (lot 6113)
• an 1850-D Liberty Half Eagle graded NGC VF 30 (lot 6122)
• an 1852-D Liberty Head Half Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 6125)
• an 1852-D Liberty Half Eagle graded NGC XF 45 (lot 6128)
• an 1852-D Liberty Half Eagle graded NGC XF 40 (lot 6130)
• an 1853-D Liberty Head Half Eagle graded NGC XF 40 (lot 6135)

Related Link:

Jeff Garrett: When US Coins Were Minted in Georgia