1874 $3 MS(PCGS#7998)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3108

等级

MS61

价格

15,283

详细说明

Scarce Mint State 1874 $3 Gold 1874 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-61 (PCGS). Offered is a lovely Mint State example of one of the most popular type issues in the challenging three-dollar gold series of 1854 to 1889. Highly lustrous with an intense satin to softly frosted finish, both sides also display vivid, bright golden-rose. The strike is bold to sharp throughout, and the surfaces are impressively smooth for the assigned grade. The 1874 registers the highest mintage in the three-dollar series since 1855, and the fourth highest for the type as a whole after the 1854, 1878 and 1855. Circulation strikes were produced to the extent of 41,800 pieces, as it was anticipated at the time that gold coins and Legal Tender notes would achieve parity in the market and pieces were struck to fill the expected demand. In actuality this did not happen until December 17, 1878. Although Mint State survivors are plentiful by the standards of the type, no three-dollar gold issue can rightly be called common in the wider context of U.S. numismatics. Scarce from a market availability standpoint, this attractive MS-61 will be just right for many type sets or specialized three-dollar gold collections. Provenance: From the Huberman Collection. Earlier ex Mayflower Coin Auctions' sale of May 1965. PCGS# 7998. NGC ID: 25MX. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.