2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 3

1874 $3--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF45. A glossy yellow-green coin that has been lightly polished. Luster glitters within the legends...

1874 $3 AU58 ANACS.<p>Both sides have blushes of honey-gold color. The lower wreath is somewhat softly struck, but the details are otherwise s...

1878 $3 AU55 PCGS.<p>A pleasing, lustrous example of this common type coin. Light reddish patina surrounds the obverse devices.From the Midwes...

1878 $3 MS61 PCGS.<p>Deeply toned for a gold coin, with burnt-orange and violet patina. The strike is not razor sharp, but the luster is perva...

1878 $3 MS64 NGC.<p>Well struck with the excellent mint luster, as normally seen on this issue. The surfaces display rich reddish patina aroun...

1879 $3 AU58 PCGS.<p>The 1879 is somewhat underappreciated due to its proximity in date to the high mintage 1878 issue. However, only 3,000 pi...

1879 $3 MS60 NGC.<p>Flashy, semi-prooflike surfaces with just a trace of scuffiness in the obverse fields. The 1879 Three Dollar has long been...

1879 $3 MS64 PCGS.<p>Only 3,000 pieces were struck of the 1879 Three Dollar but examples can usually be found without too much difficulty. Thi...

1880 $3 MS63 NGC.<p>A very pleasing example of this popular, low mintage issue and the first of two pieces offered in this sale. The fields ar...

1880 $3 MS65 PCGS.<p>The 1880 Three Dollar had an original mintage of only 1,000 pieces. And while numismatic authors such as Akers and Tagli...