The 1903 Louisiana Purchase McKinley and Jefferson gold dollars were the first of the new denomination, and they were struck in quantities far larger than the numismatic market would absorb. Each of the two kinds was struck in the amount of 125,000 coins, but all save an estimated 17,500 of each type were melted. Most survivors, even certified ones, average out into the lower Mint State grades, with planchet problems and, especially, excessive surface contact marks being the limiting criteria.
The NGC population is 12 with none graded higher.
Listed at $18,000 in the CDN CPG and $15,000 in the NGC price guide.
Offered at $12,950
