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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25401082, member: 101855&quot;]Here are a few more Dahlonega gold pieces. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is the only Classic Head $2.50 coin. The people who deposited gold to be made into coins preferred the $5 coins. That&#039;s why the half eagles are more common. The Dahlonega Mint had trouble calibrating the press for the $2.50 coins. The Charlotte Mint had more trouble. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1626711[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This 1843-D quarter eagle was one of my first &quot;nice&quot; Dahlonega Mint coins. The dealer called it &quot;cleaned.&quot; The fact was it had only been dipped. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1626712[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This 1838-D Classic Head $5 gold is one of two pieces PCGS has graded MS-63. Pogue had the other one. My photography makes the marks look bigger than they are. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1626713[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The 1839-D half eagle is a one year type with mint mark on the obverse. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1626718[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This 1853-D $5 probably has California gold in it. When the word of California gold strike reach Dahlonega, a number of the miners headed west. Some of them came back home with their California gold and deposited at the Dahlonega Mint for coinage. This is one of the most common Dahlonega gold coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1626719[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This 1860-D is quite nice. If only it were an 1861-D! But then I wouldn&#039;t own it. One year for glory! </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1626720[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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