The 1855-D is a very low-mintage issue with a mere 1,811 pieces produced. It is the second-rarest Dahlonega Mint Gold Dollar in an absolute sense, and is the leading condition rarity in this Southern gold series. Doug Winter (again 2003) accounts for only 70-80 coins extant, fewer than five of which qualify as Mint State in his strict opinion.

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the George Schwenk Collection, where it realized $45,600.