1876 $3 Three Dollar, Judd-1482, Pollock-1635, R.8, Gilt, PR66 Cameo PCGS....

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1876 Three Dollar in Gilt Copper
Judd-1482, PR66 Cameo
The Finest of Three or Four Known

1876 $3 Three Dollar, Judd-1482, Pollock-1635, R.8, Gilt, PR66 Cameo PCGS. Ex: Simpson. Each side exhibits the regular three dollar design for the year. Struck in copper with a reeded edge and subsequently gilded.

Collector-specialists in the three dollar gold series will immediately recognize the 1876 as a great rarity, available only in proof format. No circulation strikes were manufactured that year. Proof production amounted to just 45 pieces, making the date uncollectible for most enthusiasts. According to USPatterns.com, three or four examples are known in copper, somewhat enhancing the number of 1876 three dollar pieces available. It should be noted that while some examples have been attributed and cataloged as aluminum (Judd-1483), that is unlikely given their recorded weights.

This example, the finest of those few known, apparently has not been offered publicly since 1992. At that time, the cataloger noted: "With strong cameo contrast between frosted devices and mirror fields. The gilding, being expertly done, fails to reveal the underlying copper planchet." The coin remains in that exquisite state of preservation with richly gilt surfaces displaying tremendous field-device contrast and and deep reddish-gold color. This is the first example of Judd-1482 that we have offered certified as such. Teichman notes that the Judd-1483 (certified as gilt aluminum) coin we sold in November 2020 actually weighs 2.54 grams and cannot have been aluminum -- it must be copper. The point is that these off-metal 1876 three dollar strikes are extremely rare. Take advantage of the opportunity.
Ex: The Clark E. Adams and Duncan MacMillan Collections (Superior Galleries, 10/1992), lot 1284.
Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part XI.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 535313, Greysheet# 243872)

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