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Long Beach Signature US Coin Sale 1252 16-17 Feb 2017
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Three Dollar Gold Pieces
1861 $3 AU53 PCGS. The Mint suspended specie payments toward the end of 1861 as a result of widespread hoarding of precious-metal coinage that began with the opening of the Civil War. This low-mintage 1861 three dollar gold piece apparently circulated for a short-time before it was pulled from circulation, but the pleasing orange-gold surfaces show only minor abrasions and retain a few traces of original mint luster.
1861 $3 AU53 PCGS. The Mint suspended specie payments toward the end of 1861 as a result of widespread hoarding of precious-metal coinage that began with the opening of the Civil War. This low-mintage 1861 three dollar gold piece apparently circulated for a short-time before it was pulled from circulation, but the pleasing orange-gold surfaces show only minor abrasions and retain a few traces of original mint luster.