1872 THREE DOLLARS
PCGS Nos: 7994, 8035
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,000
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 Proof-64. Ex - Scanlon
- Bass - offered by Jefferson Coin & Bullion, Inc. in the
October 9, 2000 issue of Coin World (PCGS #5776099)
PCGS Proof-64. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7203, illustrated, sold for $14,950.00
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7196, not illustrated, sold for $1,322.50
PCGS MS-64. Offered by
Jefferson Coin & Bullion, Inc. in the October 9, 2000 issue of
Coin World (PCGS #6592927)
AU-55 Prooflike. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry
W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot
285, illustrated, sold for $1,610.00 Purchased from Stanley Kesselman, July 7, 1971
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000,
Lot 853 @$1,035.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
The finest Proof
examples graded by PCGS are 2 PR-65'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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