1855-S THREE DOLLARS
PCGS Nos: 7973, 8054
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 6,600
Proofs: estimated 2
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±20.5
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 77.4
grains (5.02 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S" (for San Francisco, CA) below the wreath on the reverse
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Significant examples:
PCGS MS-62 (illustrated above).
Ex - Buddy Ebsen collection - the Great Lakes collection of Three-Dollar gold
pieces. This is the finest
of the only two Mint State examples graded by PCGS!
Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-58.
Ex - Superior
Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", June 5-7, 2000, Lot 2164 @ $7,762.50
"to the book"
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7193,
illustrated, not sold
NGC AU-58. Ex -
Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-
27, Lot 3635, sold for $14,375.00
ANACS EF-45. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8907,
plated, sold for $1,725.00
PCGS EF-40. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 820
@$2,875.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-62.
The finest Branch Mint Proof graded by PCGS is a single PRBM-63.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial
Coins" by Walter Breen
"The PCGS Population
Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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