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1874
| Weight | 1.672 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 198,820 |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 90% Gold, 10% Copper |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | James B. Longacre |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-5306 |
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Philadelphia struck 198,820 gold dollars in 1874, the highest mintage since the early 1860s. The increased production reflected a broader trend toward normalizing gold coinage as the country moved toward resuming specie payments (which would finally happen in 1879). The gold dollar was being produced in larger quantities again, though it would never return to the million-plus mintages of the Gold Rush era.
The 1874 is one of the more available dates from the 1870s. Circulated examples are plentiful, and Uncirculated coins with original surfaces can be found with moderate effort. The coin sits between the deep scarcity of the 1872 and 1875 dates and represents a brief upswing in production before the series settled into its final pattern of modest annual output through 1889.
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| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | — | — |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | — | — |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | — | — |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | $310 | $355 |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | $310 | $360 |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | $320 | $370 |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | $420 | $485 |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | $715 | $760 |
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