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Categories • Stack's January 2006 → The Americana Sale → U. S. Three Dollar Gold |
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Lot # |
Description |
Grade |
Hammer Price |
| 2989 |
1854
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CH AU |
$2,800.00
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Choice About Uncirculated, on the cusp of Mint State. Luminous, orange-gold surfaces boast intense mint lustre with subtle copper overtones. Here is a well-struck example of this first year of issue. |
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| 2990 |
1854
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CH AU |
$1,500.00
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Choice About Uncirculated. Medium orange-gold toning over decently struck surfaces. The lustre is good, giving this coin nice eye appeal. NGC AU55. |
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| 2991 |
1854
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AU |
$1,000.00
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About Uncirculated. Light golden mint frost rims the devices and legends, while the fields are a deeper orange-gold in hue. A glass reveals two criss-crossing hairlines at the Indian princess' cheek. |
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| 2992 |
1854
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AU |
$1,200.00
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About Uncirculated or thereabouts. Moderate circulation is seen on the high points, the tiny DOLLARS is clearly struck above a rather weakly impressed date on this reverse. |
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| 2993 |
1854'D'
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CH AU |
$37,500.00
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Choice About Uncirculated. Here is a largely lustrous, minimally circulated example of Dahlonega's sole $3 date. This pleasing coin is distinguished by a bold date and 'D', elements of a bold impression of the dies on a characteristically crude planchet. One of only 1,120 struck, and described by Akers as ''undeniably one of the rarest of the series... even strictly graded EF specimens... more |
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| 2994 |
1854'O'
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CH AU |
$11,000.00
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Choice About Uncirculated. Considerable light gold mint frost appears on this example of the sole New Orleans date of the $3 denomination. Strike is somewhat uneven with faintness on STATES OF, denomination and date. The 'O' mintmark is clear though typically not exceptionally bold. Only 24,000 were struck, most remained in long-term circulation in the era before collecting by mintmark... more |
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| 2995 |
1856 Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$3,500.00
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A forcefully struck example boasting full red-gold lustre deepening around the exacting reliefs and boldly detailed devices. Here is an ideal coin for either a type or date collection. NGC MS60. |
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| 2996 |
1856'S' Large Mintmark Variety
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AU |
$2,300.00
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About Uncirculated. A well struck example with good lustre under golden toning. A few scattered contact marks but none are too serious. A scarce date despite a relatively large mintage for this series. |
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| 2997 |
1859
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CH AU |
$1,600.00
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Choice About Uncirculated. Well struck with nice lustre, which enhances the eye appeal of this lovely coin. A shimmering coin that is quite suitable for the type or date collector. NGC AU55. |
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| 2998 |
1860
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CH EF |
$1,100.00
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Choice Extremely Fine in strict terms of wear. This appealing coin retains perceptible mint frost in and around its well struck and bold reliefs. One of only 7,036 struck on the eve of the Civil War. |
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| 2999 |
1863 Very Choice Brilliant Proof
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VERY CH BR PF |
$40,000.00
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- a whisper from fully Gem. Deep cameo contrast results from the razor-sharp strike with the frosty devices floating on liquid-glass mirror fields of the highest quality. The color is exquisite and the eye appeal must be called outstanding. This date has been eagerly pursued by collectors fascinated by the business strike mintage of only 5,000, but this figure dwarfs the Proof mintage of only... more |
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| 3000 |
1874 Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$4,500.00
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Rich corn-yellow with soft orange hues and bold satiny lustre. Well struck and a very appealing example of this common issue Three Dollar Gold piece. |
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| 3001 |
1874
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CH AU |
$1,500.00
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Choice About Uncirculated. Hints of semi-reflectivity are evident in the protected areas of the devices and legends on this deep orange-gold specimen. Although not a scarce date, this 1874 Three Dollar Gold is quite well struck and attractive for the grade. |
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| 3002 |
1874
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CH AU |
$2,200.00
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Choice About Uncirculated. Attractive soft flaxen gold color defines this lustrous specimen of the United States' ''strangest'' coin denomination. |
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| 3003 |
1878
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AU |
$3,250.00
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About Uncirculated. Coppery-rose toning may be found in and around the devices and legends on this lustrous, orange-gold specimen. |
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| 3004 |
1882 Very Choice Brilliant Proof
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VERY CH BR PF |
$19,000.00
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- on the cusp of full Gem. This extraordinary coin boasts dramatic cameo contrast, immaculate fields flash with deeply reflective gold, highlighting the meticulously detailed, frosted reliefs for bold beauty. This important Philadelphia date includes a skeletal business strike mintage of only 1,500, joined by only 76 Proofs. After 123 years the date is scarcer still with only 20 Proofs... more |
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| 3005 |
1882 '2' Over High '2'
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CH AU |
$2,200.00
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Choice About Uncirculated. Magnificent prooflike surfaces are a pale wheat gold color. The '2' in the date has been repunched, the original placed too high and clearly emerging almost vertically from the corrected digit. The number produced of this variety is unknown but with a business strike mintage of only 1,500, we presume that all coins of this date exhibit this repunched date. |
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| 3006 |
1883 Brilliant Uncirculated
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BU |
$8,500.00
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- with strong claims to the Choice category. Pale yellow-gold toning over surfaces that are generally well preserved. A couple of light facial tics are seen but do not detract that much. A very low mintage date with a total of only 900 pieces struck including Proofs. First generation holder, PCGS MS62. |
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| 3007 |
1887 Gem Brilliant Proof
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GEM BR PF |
$40,000.00
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Here is an immaculate Proof of startlingly high overall quality, displaying ultra-frosty reliefs and devices of the most precise detail floating serenely on remarkably pristine liquid-glass fields. The reverse of this unusual piece is boldly rotated, creating ''medal turn'' so that obverse and reverse are right-side-up when the coin is turned on its vertical axis. In fact, the Mint corrected... more |
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| 3008 |
1887 Gem Brilliant Uncirculated
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GEM BU |
$26,000.00
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Boldly assertive, flashing gold lustre bathes both sides of this exciting Gem, adding material appeal to a meticulous strike. One of 6,000 business strikes, always in great demand. The Dannreuther-Garrett auction record shows only five Gems appearing in a decade. Here is a coin that would be difficult to duplicate, much less exceed for either quality or visual appeal. PCGS MS65. |
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