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The Grant commemorative gold dollar was issued
in 1922 to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Civil War
General Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States.
The obverse features a portrait of President Grant taken from
a photograph by Matthew Brady. The reverse depicts the house
in Point Pleasant, Ohio where Grant was born. A star that appears
on the first issue was later removed creating two varieties,
with or without stars. The star had no special significance to
the design which was modeled by Laura Gardin Fraser. A Grant
commemorative silver half dollar was issued at the same time
with the same designs. Mintage of the Grant gold dollar with
star was 5,016.
WOW! This beautiful Grant gold dollar is a real
gem. This coin has an extremely strong strike with excellent
lustre and mark-free surfaces. A PQ coin for the grade.
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