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1871 $3 AU55 ANACS. According to Bowers, in the early

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1871 $3 AU55 ANACS. According to Bowers, in the early
<B>1871 $3 AU55 ANACS.</B></I> According to Bowers, in the early 1900s Thomas L. Elder--a well known New York coin dealer, advertiser, and producer of self-promotional medals, among other pastimes--disseminated to bank tellers a list of coins for which he would pay a premium. Undoubtedly, the survival of lightly circulated examples of this low-mintage issue, produced to the extent of only 1,300 business strikes plus 30 proofs, owes its existence to numismatic pioneers such as Elder. This pretty, Choice AU yellow-gold piece understandably retains a considerable portion of its prooflike surface on both sides. The 18 is more lightly struck than the 71, but otherwise the piece is distraction-free.<BR><I>From The Jones Beach Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coin/Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)