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Lot 1157 - 1881 $3 Gold PCGS MS62

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:6,000.00 USD Estimated At:12,000.00 - 13,500.00 USD
Lot 1157 - 1881 $3 Gold PCGS MS62
1881 $3 Gold. This is one of those low mintage $3 gold pieces that collectors perusing the Red Book stop at and stare in wonderment, hoping someday to own one regardless of its condition. For the fact is that the mint made 54 Proofs and only 500 production-run strikes. The latter would be for circulation purposes, but it so happens, after about 1878, the mint experienced no demand for this curious denomination. To avoid the possibility of Proofs-only becoming speculative playthings for collectors, each year there were a few hundred (as in 1881) to a few thousand business strikes made. This modest number did serve to discourage speculators. The present offering is frosty with a hint of satin-prooflike iridescence in the surface, has a few wispy hairlines and marks, but is generally choice and definitely desirable. (#8003)