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1861 $3 Gold

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:440.00 USD Estimated At:900.00 - 950.00 USD
1861 $3 Gold
1861 $3 Gold. NGC AU Details, harshly cleaned. Well struck and lightly toned. Not as bad as the term "harshly cleaned" might appear. Only 5,959 coins struck. All coined in March 1861 from a single pair of dies according to archive records. The obverse still shows traces of diagonal striae (at a 45° orientation), seemingly a characteristic of all pieces struck (Walter Breen notes "with thin letters and field striations on the obverse"). The date logotype was rather lightly impressed into the die, giving the figures a delicate appearance (PCGS # 7982) .
Estimated Value $900 - 950.

Provenance: The William H & Beuelaress K. Helem Collection.