1871 THREE DOLLARS
PCGS Nos: 7993, 8034
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,300
Proofs: 30
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:
Ex - Great Lakes collection.
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II",
March 15-17, 2001, Lot 101 Not sold
NGC MS-64. Ex -
Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-
27, Lot 3648, sold for $12,650.00
PCGS EF-40. Ex - Ira &
Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California
Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 852 sold for $1,150.00
PCGS EF-40. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 205, illustrated,
sold for $1,265.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
The finest Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PR-65.
The finest Deep Cameo Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PR-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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