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1854 $3 MS65 PCGS

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1854 $3 MS65 PCGS
<B>1854 $3 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> The 1854 has the highest mintage in the three dollar gold series (138,618 circulation strikes). Many were likely saved as the first-of-issue, as the date is readily available through the lower levels of Mint State. MS65 coins are challenging, and finer pieces are rare.<BR> The Gem that we present in this lot displays the finely-grained satiny luster that is typically seen on this issue (David Bowers, <I>The United States $3 Gold Piece, 1854-1889)</B></I> . Peach-gold surfaces show splashes of delicate mint-green color, somewhat more so on the obverse, and an attentive strike characterizes the design features, further enhancing the coin's pleasing eye appeal. Well preserved surfaces reveal no marks of consequence. A few minute as-made planchet flakes are noted in the lower right obverse field. Population: 17 in 65, 8 finer (6/07).<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> James B. Longacre<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>\)