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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7531820, member: 101855"]I have owned two Golbrecht Dollars during my time as a collector. The first one is said to be a restrike. ** It is die alignment IV. (Head of Liberty opposite the "O" of "OF.") I bought it raw in the early 1980s. NGC graded it PR-58. I sold it after I bought the next one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1300452[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece is currently in my collection. It is an original 1836 strike with the eagle flying "onward and upward." This piece is a PCGS PR-62 CAC. This piece would be a PR-63 or 64 if it were not for a dull spot in the right obverse field. Of course then it would have been beyond my budget.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1300453[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>** I have often wondered about the "restrike" thing with these coins. If the mint made and sold these coins to collectors, why are so many them circulated or impaired? If they were sold to collectors, why aren't they better preserved?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 7531820, member: 101855"]I have owned two Golbrecht Dollars during my time as a collector. The first one is said to be a restrike. ** It is die alignment IV. (Head of Liberty opposite the "O" of "OF.") I bought it raw in the early 1980s. NGC graded it PR-58. I sold it after I bought the next one. [ATTACH=full]1300452[/ATTACH] This piece is currently in my collection. It is an original 1836 strike with the eagle flying "onward and upward." This piece is a PCGS PR-62 CAC. This piece would be a PR-63 or 64 if it were not for a dull spot in the right obverse field. Of course then it would have been beyond my budget. [ATTACH=full]1300453[/ATTACH] ** I have often wondered about the "restrike" thing with these coins. If the mint made and sold these coins to collectors, why are so many them circulated or impaired? If they were sold to collectors, why aren't they better preserved?[/QUOTE]
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