1887 $3 MS(PCGS#8009)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2344

等级

MS64

价格

51,637

详细说明

Bright frosty luster mingles with pretty golden-apricot patina on both sides of this near-Gem example. Traces of modest semi-prooflike reflectivity can be seen in the fields. The 1887, with a mintage of 6,000 pieces, is among the low mintage circulation strikes that comprise the final decade of this series. Thanks to the activities of the Chapman brothers and other contemporary numismatists and speculators, an appreciable number have survived, some later retrieved from bank reserves after acquiring light wear. Even so, the 1887 is actually one of the scarcest three-dollar gold issues, so it seems likely that the vast majority of the mintage never left the Mint in the first place. With most pieces presumably melted as undistributed, survivors are scarce to rare in all grades. As a solidly graded and aesthetically pleasing MS-64, this delightful piece will be just right for an advanced cabinet.