1883 THREE DOLLARS
PCGS Nos: 8005, 8047, 98047
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 900
Proofs: 89
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:
NGC MS-63. Ex - Ira &
Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California
Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 867 sold for $4,600.00
MS-60 Prooflike. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The
Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 111
sold for $3,105.00
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7201, illustrated, sold for $2,530.00
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7200,
not illustrated, sold for $1,840.00
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California
Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 868 sold for $2,185.00
ANACS Net AU-50, AU Details, Cleaned. Ex - Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8921, not plated, sold for $1,380.00 From
the Clyde Godfrey Collection
EF-40. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5679, not illustrated, sold for $891.25
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-66's.
The
finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 6 PR-66's.
The finest Deep Cameo Proof
examples graded by PCGS are 4 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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