1872 $3 MS(PCGS#7994)
1872 $3 MS (PCGS#7994)
Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 6266
- 等级
- AU50
- 价格
- 34,275
- 详细说明
- This is an inviting About Uncirculated survivor of a scarce and conditionally challenging 19th century gold issue. Abundant luster remains and both sides are satiny over the design elements with prooflike reflectivity in the fields. Vivid orange-gold and pinkish-rose colors are seen throughout, the striking detail remains sharp, and the eye appeal is strong. The 1872 three-dollar gold piece was produced in an era when gold coins were not seen in commerce in the East and Midwest, explaining the circulation strike mintage of just 2,000 pieces. While occasional examples were seen in circulation on the West Coast, by the 1870s the three-dollar gold piece had fallen out of favor in that region of the country. Most of the few hundred or so survivors of the circulation strike 1872 issue represent the coins that were retrieved from banks by numismatists such as Thomas L. Elder during the early 20th century. This is one of the more visually appealing AU examples that we have offered in recent sales, and it is sure to see spirited bidding.