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.
The 1903 gold dollars depicting presidents Thomas Jefferson and William McKinley were issued in conjunction with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held in St. Louis in 1904. The Louisiana Purchase Expo gold dollars were the first gold commemoratives struck by the U.S. Mint (excluding the 1848 CAL. quarter eagle). The first 100 pieces of each design struck were produced in proof format and given to government and exposition officials, along with a few others who were well-connected. This is the only PR67 Cameo graded by PCGS, with none higher.
Offered at $43,125 delivered
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