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Bright Gem 1874 Three Dollar Gold

1874 $3 MS65 PCGS. The 1874 three dollar is considered a "type" issue along with the 1854 and 1878--the three highest-mintage dates in the series except for the 1855, which despite its mintage of 50,555 coins appears to have been little saved. The 1874 had a smaller mintage than any of the others noted here, at 41,800 coins, but apparently many more examples were tucked away than of the 1855. But any three dollar gold coin certified at the Gem level is the subject of fierce demand from both type and gold collectors.
This Gem has amazingly bright, sparkling mint luster. The surfaces display the usual thick mint frost with rich, reddish patina over each side and a significant tinge of lilac interspersed on the reverse. The strike is just a hair short of full, on surfaces that are virtually perfect with the exception of a diagonal reddish-tinted grease stain on the obverse below AM. A marvelous coin for the true collector at heart. Population: 8 in 65, 4 finer (3/10).(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25MX, PCGS# 7998, GSID# 8647)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 5.02 grams
AGW: 0.14511oz
Mintage: 41,800

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