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$3 Gold/$5 Gold
1792
1885. PCGS graded Genuine UNC Details
. Cleaning. Nice
even gold toning both sides. A nice looking coin. Only 801
pieces struck. (
PCGS # 8007
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,800 - 2,000
1793
1886
.
PCGS graded MS-61
. Light golden toning with mirror
surfaces. Only 1,000 struck. Mint State quality, each side has a
reddish golden center that is surrounded by a wide margin of
lightly toned color. A few hairlines. Well struck for this issue,
which tends to come weak on the hair curls and sometimes the
ends of the feathers. A scarce, low mintage year.
Pop 14; 36
finer
. (
PCGS # 8008
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$4,500 - 5,000
1794
1886
.
PCGS graded AU-53
. Only 1,000 struck. Mostly
untoned with reflective fields. It was anticipated that the $3
would become an integral part of the American coinage system
when it was introduced in 1854. However, reality proved other-
wise and coinage lapsed until the denomination was finally
abolished in 1890. (
PCGS # 8008
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,300 - 2,500
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HOICE
Q
UALITY
1887 $3 G
OLD
Enlargement
1795
1887
.
PCGS graded MS-63 PQ.
CAC Approved
. A hint
of gold toning with semi-reflective fields. Only 6,000
minted. An especially sharp, lustrous Choice MS63 example
that has brilliant frosted surface. Lustrous and generally
preserved with only a few slight contact marks and hair-
lines, far fewer than one would expect for the modest
grade. Everyone knows that luster isn't the only side of a
grade. So too, the detail, and here the devices are as sharp
as can be, with only marginal softness or rounding on some
of Liberty's hair at the temple and over the ear. The Wreath
is strong; it’s ribbon knot is not, but this is typical, so
scarcely matters. (
PCGS # 8009
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $6,500 - 7,000
1796
1887
.
PCGS graded PR Genuine, Altered Surface - UNC
Details.
Struck as a Proof. Still has a nice look. Only 160 struck.
By far the most visually arresting feature of this coin is its soft,
frosted mint luster on the devices which against the reflective
Proof field, is a focal point for attention. Smooth luster on both
sides, in fact. We leave behind the luster and move on to the
devices. Even the most delicate detail seen on this Proof coin
shows it was made with uncommon exactness for the issue.
(
PCGS # 8051
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,500 - 2,700
