1863 $3 MS(PCGS#7984)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5297

等级

MS64

价格

118,583

详细说明

Significant Choice Uncirculated 1863 $3 Gold An Underrated Rarity 1863 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-64 (PCGS). Highly desirable Choice Mint State quality to represent this overlooked Civil War era three-dollar gold issue. Both sides possess vivid patina in bright medium gold, the finish no less impressive with modest semi-reflective qualities in the fields. Otherwise satiny in texture with an overall bold strike and pleasingly smooth appearance in hand. The 1863 is similar in both absolute and high grade rarity to the 1861 and 1862, the circulation strike mintages for these three-dollar gold issues 5,959, 5,750 and 5,000 coins, respectively. Only 300 or so examples of the 1863 are believed extant, most of which are EF and AU coins retrieved from bank reserves during the early 20th century. Rarely seen are Mint State survivors, as here, far fewer examples of the 1863 deliberately saved than those of the more highly regarded low mintage issues from the 1880s. Writing in the 2005 reference The United States $3 Gold Pieces: 1854-1889, in fact,. Q. David Bowers and Douglas Winter account for only 30 to 40 Uncirculated coins in numismatic hands. By way of comparison, the authors estimate that 140 to 170 Mint State examples of the 1880 have survived, those from a far lower mintage of 1,000 circulation strikes. For the astute gold collector who recognizes the 1863 as an underappreciated rarity in Mint State, our offering of this lovely near-Gem represents a significant and fleeting bidding opportunity. Provenance: From the Maurice Snow Collection. Acquired from Harry J. Forman, February 21, 1979. PCGS Population: 8; 12 finer (MS-68+ finest). PCGS# 7984. NGC ID: 25MJ. Click here for certification details from PCGS.