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1875 Three Dollar, PR65 Deep Cameo
Famous Proof-Only Rarity
Among the Finest Known

1875 $3 PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. JD-1, R.6. Ex: Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection. The year 1875 is a famously rare date in the realm of American gold coinage. Aside from the double eagle, all gold denominations struck at the Philadelphia Mint that year are major rarities. Just 100 eagles were produced, plus 200 half eagles, 400 quarter eagles, and 400 gold dollars. No three dollar gold pieces were struck at all for circulation. Merely 20 proofs were officially coined for collectors, though perhaps another five or so pieces were struck off the books, as was common practice among Mint officials during this decade. Whether any of those extra proofs were struck after 1875 has yet to be determined, but John Dannreuther explains in his proof gold reference:

"No matter whether they are all Originals or some of them turn out to be Restrikes, the allure of the 1875 date makes the Proofs special in the eyes of collectors. Whenever an example is sold, bidding is intense and the price realized is always multiples of what a common Proof three dollar coin would command -- this is expected of course, as there are no circulations strike for this year."

We have no reason to doubt that interest in the present Deep Cameo Gem will live up to that tradition of spirited competition. Orange-gold surfaces display exceptional field-device contrast, with the frosty raised motifs appearing to float over the glassy mirrors. Definition is predictably bold with only a few points of trivial incompleteness on the middle cotton bolls. The Harry W. Bass, Jr. representative of this famous key date ranks among the finest examples known. Population: 3 in 65 (1 in 65+) Deep Cameo, 0 finer (8/22).

A Roster of Significant Examples
1. PR65+ Deep Cameo PCGS. H. Jeff Browning "Dallas Bank" Collection (Sotheby's/Stack's, 10/2001), lot 345, $103,500; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2004), lot 3014, $126,500; Dr. Robert J. Loewinger Collection (Heritage, 1/2007), lot 3123, $218,500; Kupersmith Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/2010), lot 5041, $253,000; D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part III (Stack's Bowers / Sotheby's, 2/2016), lot 3117, $329,000.
2. PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. CAC. Richmond Collection, Part I (David Lawrence, 7/2004), lot 1288, $166,750; Blowing Rock Collection (Heritage, 11/2006), lot 2148, $253,000; Tom Bender Collection.
3. PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. Abe Kosoff, sold privately on 7/23/1973; Harry W. Bass, Jr. Foundation Collection (HBCC# 4030). The present coin.
4. PR65 Cameo PCGS. Lorin G. Parmelee Collection (New York Coin and Stamp Co., 6/1890), lot 1398, $51; "C" (per S.H. Chapman's priced/named catalog on the Newman Numismatic Portal); Lincoln T. Seagrave; C.S. Wilcox Collection (S.H. & H. Chapman, 11/1901), lot 150; John M. Clapp Collection; John H. Clapp Collection, sold intact via Stack's in 1942; Eliasberg Collection (Bowers and Ruddy, 10/1982), lot 301, $110,000; Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part III (Bowers and Merena, 5/2000), lot 283, $80,500; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2012), lot 4818, $218,500.
5. PR65 PCGS. FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2001), lot 8164; Atlanta Signature (Heritage, 8/2001), lot 7743, $117,875.
6. PR65 Cameo NGC. Henry Chapman, sold privately; Albert Holden, circa 1908; Norweb Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 10/1987), lot 721, $110,000; Public Auction Sale (Stack's 3/1994), lot 1480; HBC Collection (Heritage, 1/2019), lot 4643, $228,000.
7. PR64 Cameo PCGS CAC. Rarities Sale (Bowers and Merena, 7/1997), lot 357, not sold; Atlanta Signature (Heritage, 8/2001), lot 7744, $75,900; FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2015), lot 4266, $164,500; Hoiner Collection (PCGS Set Registry).
8. PR64 Cameo PCGS. Pre-Long Beach (Goldberg Auctions, 2/2006), lot 1053, $175,375; Bob R. Simpson Collection; D.L. Hansen Collection.
9. PR64 Cameo PCGS. Byron Reed Collection, Durham Western Heritage, Museum (Spink America, 10/1996), lot 174 (as part of a set); Stack's, 3/2005, lot 2061, $149,500; Public Auction Sale (Stack's, 10/2005), lot 1218, $135,125; D.L. Hansen Collection.
10. PR64 Cameo PCGS. Grant Pierce Collection (Stack's, 5/1965), lot 1262, $21,000; Charles Jay Collection (Stack's, 10/1967), lot 287; Theodore Ullmer Collection (Stack's, 5/1974), lot 421, $150,000; Freeman Collection / Auction '81 (RARCOA, 7/1981), lot 418, $125,000; Ed Trompeter Collection (Superior, 2/1992), lot 118, $88,000; Richard C. Jewell Collection (American Numismatic Rarities, 3/2005), lot 644, $138,000; Blowing Rock Collection (Heritage, 11/2006), lot 2147, $120,750.
From The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Core Collection, Part I.(Registry values: P8)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 28AH, PCGS# 98039, Greysheet# 8735)

Weight: 5.02 grams

Metal: Gold

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