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Auction 1154 | Lot 5320 » Gold Dollars
1873 G$1 Closed 3 PR65 PCGS. (PCGS# 7623)
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Auction 1160 | Lot 4627 » Gold Dollars
1873 G$1 Closed 3 PR65 NGC. (PCGS# 7623)
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Auction 1181 | Lot 5797 » Gold Dollars
1873 G$1 Closed 3 PR65 NGC. (PCGS# 7623)
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Auction 460 | Lot 2347 » Gold Dollars
1873 G$1 Closed 3 PR65 PCGS.... (PCGS# 7623)
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Auction 422 | Lot 3374 » Gold Dollars
1873 G$1 Closed 3 PR65 Cameo NGC. Garrett Collection. The 1873 gold dollar is a major rarity among 19th century U.S. gold coins. It is also one that has been infrequently offered over the decades, and one that lacked any solid scholarship until Harry X Boosel discovered that all proofs of this year are of the Closed 3 variant. In the Garrett catalog in November 1979, Bowers was careful to state his uncertainty about this coin's status as a proof or first-strike prooflike, even though he did state that this piece showed a "conspicuous unfinished feather in the headdress located below the A in STATES." Nine years later Walter Breen published this as the sole diagnostic of genuine proofs in his Complete Encyclopedia.

Each side shows a number of lint marks from the dies being wiped with a cloth. The lint adhering to the dies then was stamped on the finished coin. The proof 1873 is one of the rarest coins in the entire gold dollar series. Only 25 proofs were struck. It is unlikely if half that number exist today as recognizable proof strikings. The fields are nicely mirrored but lack the depth that one might expect of a proof from this period. Even orange-gold coloration covers each side. An extremely rare opportunity for the gold dollar collector or aficionado of 19th century proof gold. Census: 1 in 65 Cameo, 0 finer (11/06). (PCGS# 7623)
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Auction 296 | Lot 8927 » Gold Dollars
1873 G$1 Closed 3 PR64 NGC. The 1873 Closed 3 is one of the rarest Gold Dollars struck in proof format. It is estimated that only 10-12 pieces are known in all grades. The proofs of this issue were struck from the same obverse die as the proofs struck from 1862 through 1872. A different die was used in 1874, but this same die was put back into service in 1875 and some of those dated 1876 used this die also. This lovely piece has even orange-gold color and deeply reflective fields. This coin can be distinguished for pedigree purposes by the presence of several small lint marks on each side and several small planchet flaws on the cheek of Liberty. Population: 0 in 64, 1 finer (4/02). (PCGS# 7623)
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Auction 454 | Lot 3052 » Gold Dollars
1873 G$1 Closed 3 PR64 NGC. (PCGS# 7623)
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Auction 285 | Lot 1188 » Gold Dollars
1873 G$1 Closed 3 PR60 ANACS. Only 25 proof Gold Dollars were produced in 1873 and while there are no official records for Open and Closed 3 varieties, it is believed that no more than 18 Closed 3 pieces are extant today in all grades. In Breen's 1977 reference on proofs he lists the following diagnostics for this elusive proof delivery:
1. The feather in Liberty's headdress below the AT in STATES is incomplete from excessive die polishing.
2. The date is nearly centered with the bottom of each digit sloping up to the right.
3. The top of the reverse wreath is open.

A number of small lint marks and contact marks are seen on each side of this cleaned example. (PCGS# 7623)
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Auction 271 | Lot 8098 » Gold Dollars
1873 G$1 Closed 3 PR58 NGC. Both sides are still mostly brilliant despite some scuffiness in the fields. The diagnostic striking incompleteness on the uppermost feather in Liberty's headdress--the feature that distinguishes proof 1873 Gold Dollars from their business strike counterparts--is readily evident. An originally colored, orange-gold example with sharp overall definition. All proof 1873 Gold Dollars are of the Closed 3 variety, and only 25 coins were produced. The extant population numbers between 15 and 18 examples (per Breen, 1988), although NGC and PCGS have seen only seven coins in all grades (7/01). (PCGS# 7623)
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