1879 THREE DOLLARS
PCGS Nos: 8001, 8043, 88043,
98043
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 3,000
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
(illustrated above)
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-65, Gem Brilliant Uncirculated and enjoying very impressive visual
appeal. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October
17-19, 2000, Lot 1713, plated, unsold
NGC MS-64. Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite
Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003, Lot 3654, sold for $6,612.50
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8918,
plated, sold for $4,715.00
PCGS MS-64. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8919,
plated, sold for $4,600.00 From the Dr. Robert W. Dingle
Collection
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan
Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2312 at $1,150.00
AU-58. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 2313 at $1,610.00
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 863 at
$1,150.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-67.
The
finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 2 PR-65's.
The finest Cameo Proof
example graded by PCGS is a single PR-65.
The finest Deep Cameo Proof
examples graded by PCGS are 2 PR-66'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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