1867 THREE DOLLARS
PCGS Nos: 7988, 8030, 88030
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,600
Proofs: 50
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±20.5
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 77.4
grains (5.02 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia) below the wreath on the reverse
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Significant examples:
NGC Proof-53. Ex -
Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May
25-27, 2003, Lot 3644,
sold for $5,060.00
PCGS MS-63 (illustrated
above). Ex - Great Lakes collection.
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part
II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 100 sold for $9,200.00
EF/AU. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13,
2000, Lot 1531 sold for $1,150.00
PCGS EF-40. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 846 sold
for $1,495.00
About EF. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale", September
12-13, 2000, Lot 1530 sold for $690.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-67.
The finest Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PR-65.
The finest Cameo Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-66.
The finest Deep Cameo Proof
examples graded by PCGS are 2 PRDC-64's.
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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