*HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT* 1854 Type 2 Gold Dollar $1 Graded ms65+ By SEGS. HIGHLIGHT OF THE NIGHT : To look at this GEM is to fall instantly in love with it. We have had the pleasure of selling some amazing GEM Type 2 gold dollars in recent times, but this one has to be one of the most fabulous examples! Incredible and HIGH END! We wish this is what all Gems looked like; not just is the eye appeal fantastic, but the technical grade is spot on! Deep orange golden coloration blends with delicate rose-gold patina which is brought to the fore with a vividly brilliant mint luster that blooms boldly all over. Sharply struck, the dies were not heavily clashed when this one was made. The surfaces are wonderfully preserved and the color gives this GEM a great look. The small 12.7 mm diameter of the Type I gold dollar brought about a few complaints of it being easy to lose, like the silver trime. To address this, Longacre enlarged the diameter to 14.3 mm, but he also completely revised the design, replacing it with an Indian design with a crown of feathers resembling his design on the newly introduced three-dollar gold piece. He also moved the inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to the obverse from the reverse. The reverse laurel wreath was replaced with the cereal wreath Longacre employed on the three-dollar denomination and that was later adopted for the Flying Eagle cent. Even with these design changes, challenges faced Mint personnel when striking the coins. Because the weight of the denomination remained unchanged, the coins were made slightly thinner. The obverse Indian head bust of Liberty was in too high a relief for the thinner planchets, and most examples displayed poor definition in and around the centers. To further complicate matters, the dies often clashed early and frequently during press runs, and many survivors exhibit numerous pronounced clash marks. Bowers estimates 90% of all 1854 Type II dollars bear such clash marks on one or both sides. These striking deficiencies prompted the third and final redesign in 1856, enlarging the bust and flattening its relief profile. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin. I give this coin my highest recommendation