1876 THREE DOLLARS
PCGS No: 8040, 98040
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 0
Proofs: estimated 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:
Recent appearances:
PCGS Proof 64, Choice Brilliant
Proof. Ex - Stack's "65th
Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1709, plated, unsold
Of the
paltry total mintage of only 45 pieces, it is not unreasonable to assert
that perhaps 30 or so specimens have managed to survive. According
to Breen, 'at least 7 or 8' of these survivors are impaired in some way
Proof-40. Ex - Superior Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National
Money Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 794, sold for $8,050.00
Impaired Proof. Ex -
Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1710,
plated, unsold
Notes:
The finest proof examples graded by PCGS are 8 PR-65's.
The finest Deep Cameo proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PR-66.
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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