1877 $3 MS(PCGS#7999)

The Regency Auction 52

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

223

等级

MS64+

价格

692,247

详细说明

FROM THE OAK COLLECTION Ex D. Brent Pogue Collection, as noted on the insert. Legend Rare Coin Auctions is honored to offer this FINEST KNOWN 1877 $3 gold piece! Just 1,468 examples of this rarity were struck and today, perhaps 60-100 are known in all grades, making it rarer than the 54-D and 1873 Closed 3. In Mint Sate there are fewer than 30 graded in all grades, most clustered at MS61 and MS62. This is the SINGLE FINEST. A vivacious, very Prooflike reflective luster blooms boldly in the fields. The color is ultra rich, deep orange gold, with a halo of violet that is infused into the upper obverse rim and within the letters of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The devices are sharply struck and frosty, which really pop off the surfaces. There are some microscopic hairlines in the fields, mostly hidden by the orange-peal texture of the fields. The eye appeal is amazing and essentially GEM quality! Ex. David Akers' personal collection; Great Lakes Collection, via private sale to D. Brent Pogue, via Larry Hanks, October 2005; D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part III, Stack's Bowers/ Sotheby's, February 2016, lot 3119; Legend Numismatics; Oak Collection. PCGS 2, NGC 0, CAC 1. This is the ONLY MS64+ graded and there are NONE FINER. Realizing $70,500 six years ago. The current Collectors Universe value is listed at $95,000. With today's strength, especially for very rare gold coins, we have no doubt a new record will be achieved when this near-GEM crosses the block. Good luck. Cert. Number 32219962 PCGS # 7999