1885 $3

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Low Mintage 1885 Three Dollar in Business Strike Format

1885 $3 MS 63 PCGS. This prooflike, reddish-gold example is an important survivor from an original mintage of only 800 business strikes. Unlike other low mintage issues in the three dollar gold series such as the 1879 and 1880, the 1885 appears to have seen limited circulation, and AU representatives are encountered with some frequency in today's market. Nevertheless, the majority of extant 1885 three dollar gold pieces are Mint State, and the present example is no exception. There are no areas of bothersome striking incompleteness, and the scattered, grade-defining abrasions are not excessive for the grade. A light overlay of milky haziness does not inhibit appreciation of either the glassy fields or the deeply set, original color.
From the Tyler Dillon of Wellesley Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25N8, PCGS# 8007, GSID# 8656)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 5.02 grams
AGW: 0.14511oz
Mintage: 801

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