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PCGS 791.94 1776 $1 Curency MS64

The Greenland Dollar is a bit of a misnomer in that it was struck for trade in the Orient, but includes the Danish island territories on the coin, namely Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. The design of the coin was inspired by the dominant Asian trade coin, the Spanish colonial pillar 8 Reales. This variety utilizes the ISLAN spelling for Iceland, rather than ISLAND. See 1777 piastre for more details.

The 1851-52 octagonal slugs or fifty dollar gold pieces were issued under authority of the U.S. Congress, and the United States Assay Office was a provisional branch mint. Despite their traditional listings under Territorial gold, they are clearly, as Kagin says, "regular U.S. coinage" in which all U.S. collectors should have an interest.

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