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FUN Signature US Coin Sale 1251 4-6 & 8-9 Jan 2017
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Three Dollar Gold Pieces
1880 $3 MS64 NGC. Only 1,000 1880 three dollar gold pieces were issued. While it is true that the date survives in greater numbers than might be expected, we have handled very few pieces over the past several years worthy of a near-Gem or finer grade. Typical for the issue, the surfaces of this coin display both prooflike reflectivity in the fields and a mixture of cartwheel luster (which is especially pronounced on the devices). Rich reddish color covers both sides, giving the piece a reassuring look of originality. The only grade-limiting flaws we see are a series of small grease stains at the back of the coronet that were struck into the coin at the time of manufacture. Census: 35 in 64 (3 in 64+, 4 in 64 ★), 23 finer (10/16).
Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2001), lot 8159.
From The Hotel Harrington Collection.
1880 $3 MS64 NGC. Only 1,000 1880 three dollar gold pieces were issued. While it is true that the date survives in greater numbers than might be expected, we have handled very few pieces over the past several years worthy of a near-Gem or finer grade. Typical for the issue, the surfaces of this coin display both prooflike reflectivity in the fields and a mixture of cartwheel luster (which is especially pronounced on the devices). Rich reddish color covers both sides, giving the piece a reassuring look of originality. The only grade-limiting flaws we see are a series of small grease stains at the back of the coronet that were struck into the coin at the time of manufacture. Census: 35 in 64 (3 in 64+, 4 in 64 ★), 23 finer (10/16).
Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2001), lot 8159.
From The Hotel Harrington Collection.