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Browse Catalogue of Stack's January 2005 Auction Limited to: The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Gold Dollars → U. S. Type 3 Gold Dollars Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last Categories  •  Stack's January 2005 → The Americana Sale → United States Coins → U. S. Gold Dollars → U. S. Type 3 Gold Dollars Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 3110 1857 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $150.00 - with claims to Choice. Ice-like mint lustre of a pale salmon-gold hue is joined by darker orange toning for a balanced overall appearance. 3111 1857 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $150.00 - or finer. A second. Frosty orange-gold lustre is mitigated a bit by subtle hairlines on the reverse. 3112 1859'D' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $2,200.00 - or virtually so. Whether one calls this specimen Choice AU or Mint State is academic, as it is a beautiful survivor of one of the last years of production at the Dahlonega mint. Prooflike fields boast deep canary gold tones and a light greenish cast. Devices and legends display the usual unevenness of strike seen on this issue and this weakness is easily confused with light wear. For example...  more 3113 1859'S' CH AU $1,500.00 Choice About Uncirculated. A well struck example that is lustrous and has yellow-gold toning. Scarce with only 15,000 pieces struck. 3114 1861 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $140.00 Yellow-gold and highlighted with coppery iridescence, this pleasing specimen would make a fine choice for a Civil War associated collection. 3115 1861 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $140.00 A second. Orange-gold in tone and quite lustrous, this Type 3 Gold Dollar features some light, yet perceptible hairlines. 3116 1862 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $200.00 Salmon hues are to be found in the protected areas of this yellow-gold toned coin. 3117 1862 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $130.00 - with claims to Choice. A second. A hint of prooflike flash and coppery tones hug the devices of this frosty and well struck specimen. 3118 1873 Open 3. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $850.00 - or finer. Wonderfully frosted, salmon-gold devices and legends stand out against deeply chrome-like fields. Here is a desirable specimen from this trying year in American financial history. 3119 1873 Open 3. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $160.00 A second. Satiny mint lustre is the rule on this well struck orange-gold specimen boasting pleasing salmon highlights. The obverse is struck from the die exhibiting the distinct linear gouge from Liberty's cheek to her bustline. 3120 1873 Open 3. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $200.00 A third. Glittering canary-yellow lustre saturates this boldly struck example of the later Type III coinage. An especially bold date gives crisp definition to this important variety. PCGS MS60. 3121 1873 Open 3 CH AU $120.00 A fourth. Choice About Uncirculated. Prooflike flash defines surfaces that exhibit even light friction on both obverse and reverse. 3122 1873 Open 3 CH AU $230.00 A fifth. Choice About Uncirculated. Lustrous orange-gold surfaces exhibit a trifling amount of light circulation wear. 3123 1873 Open 3 CH AU $120.00 A sixth. Choice About Uncirculated. Dusky orange gold and copper toning testify to the originality of this pleasing, lustrous coin. 3124 1880 Superb Gem Brilliant Uncirculated SUP GEM BU $8,500.00 Absolutely flawless fields define this boldly struck specimen sporting deeply frosted design motifs and satiny smooth fields. This glittering little jewel is a very high quality survivor of just 1,600 pieces struck of this date. It is not uncommon to find these late date Gold Dollars in high grade, but the 1880 is the scarcest of all these low mintage issues. 3125 1880 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $3,000.00 A second. Cameo contrast is quite impressive and eye catching on this example boasting chrome-like fields and richly frosted light orange-gold devices. Well struck and a superior example of this issue. 3126 1880 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $3,000.00 A third. Glittering satin-like lustre is the rule on this very well struck specimen. By the late 1870's, Gold Dollars had dwindled to such small mintages, required principally to satisfy collector and other miscellaneous demands. In fact, 1880 features the lowest mintage in the last 15 years of this series. 3127 1880 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $2,600.00 A fourth. Bright yellow gold color and blazing lustre characterizes this specimen of this extremely low mintage issue. Simply lovely, and a coin destined for a high grade collection of Gold Dollars. 3128 1881 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $2,400.00 - nearly Gem. Distinctive wide denticles frame scintillating mint lustre that ranges from orange-gold to pale salmon-gold in tone. Silky smooth and just a couple light tics from a Gem or better grade! Just 7,620 pieces were struck of this late issue. 3129 1882 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. At only 5,000 business strikes VERY CH BU $750.00 - the 1882 boasts the second lowest mintage of the 1880's. Of this small mintage, the present copper-gold toned specimen is surely one of the prettiest. Its surfaces are a blend of fully mirrored fields and intensely frosted devices, presenting a pleasing cameo appearance to the viewer. 3130 1883 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $1,300.00 - essentially Gem. Here is a very well preserved specimen of this low mintage issue featuring distinctly prooflike surfaces and wheat gold toning with coppery highlights. Well struck and a premium quality survivor of just 10,800 pieces minted in the twilight years of the Gold Dollar series. 3131 1883 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $1,600.00 A second. Satiny lustre defines this well struck and flashy Gold Dollar. Pale orange gold in tone and a pleasing example of this late date issue. 3132 1884 Brilliant Proof BR PF $3,750.00 - virtually Choice. Crisply struck, intensely frosted devices and legends are elevated from fully mirrored fields, creating this cameo beauty. A close examination of the reflectivity reveals the distinct orange peel texture of these 19th century gold Proof issues. Rich, sunset orange is the dominant color of this quality survivor of a 1,006 piece Proof mintage. 3133 1885 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $1,100.00 Prooflike surfaces hug the devices of fully lustrous, rich orange-gold specimen. 1885 saw a production of just 11,156 pieces. 3134 1886 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $1,100.00 Glistening, chrome-like lustre fills the fields of this example featuring frosty devices. Orange-gold in tone and very attractive on the overall. An even 5,000 pieces were coined of this date. 3135 1887 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $4,250.00 Full cameo contrast exists between frosty gold devices and blindingly prooflike fields. As Breen, Akers and others have noted, differentiating between Proofs and business strikes has always been a grand task with this date. At first glance, some might consider this to a full Proof striking, given the intensity of the field reflectivity. However, close examination reveals that the full Proof...  more 3136 1888 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $1,600.00 Exceptional cartwheel lustre and virtually flawless fields lead the viewer to a higher grade expectation. An outstanding example. PCGS MS65. 3137 1889 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated GEM BU $3,000.00 - and essentially Superb! Entirely blemish-free fields of perfect, satin smoothness surround boldly impressed central devices and legends. A mere 28,950 pieces were struck of this final year of issue, and many were kept as souvenirs, explaining why many of this date survive in such splendid high grade. 3138 1889 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $600.00 - virtually Choice. A second. Rose and orange hues beautify this coin's frosty, lustrous surfaces. Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last

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