Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 10

Coin and Currency Auction

$3 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1324		1854 $3 Gold. EF-45. Well struck on the devices but minor hairlines noted from circulation. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1325		1854 $3 Gold. EF-45. This coin is from an old time collection and was obviously put away years ago. The surfaces are quite original and totally problem free. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 1326		1854 $3 Gold. EF-40. Nice color and surfaces for the date collector. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1327		1854-O $3 Gold. NGC graded EF-45. A scant 24,000 were coined and most circulated into lower grades. This one has a few stray hairline scratches, and other typical handling marks expected for the grade. The strike is average for the date and nearly all the luster was worn away by circulation. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1328		1856-S $3 Gold. NGC graded AU-58. Nearly impossible to locate in full mint state, this lovely AU-58 example should find many potential bidders. Minor scrapes and handling marks on both sides, well struck throughout and will some luster in the fields. One of 29 graded this high by NGC, with just 4 graded higher, making this one of the finest available for collectors. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,680
Lot 1329		1859 $3 Gold. AU-55. Not quite mint state, although most of the luster is present and the coin is appealing. An important date, struck 100 years before this cataloguer was born. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,150
Lot 1330		1860-S $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-53. During 1860, San Francisco experienced some production problems and many of the Three Dollar gold pieces struck were light in weight. It was later decided to melt them down, thus reducing the net number coined to 4,408. The surfaces of this coin are prooflike but do show moderate lines from brief circulation. Further, someone has scratched off something between the IC of AMERICA, but this is minor. This is a fully struck example of this rare date and should find a welcome place in an advanced collection. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1331		1862 $3 Gold. PCGS graded MS-63. One of just 7 graded this high by PCGS, with only 7 graded higher. Lovely surfaces and luster, and from an old time collection which recently surfaced. Fully struck throughout, and an important Civil War issue. Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,210
Lot 1332		1873 $3 Gold. Closed 3. NGC graded AU-58. A rare coin in high grades, only a couple are known in various mint state grades. This one has minor handling marks scattered about, a good, strong stike on the devices, and delicate copper toning. NGC has graded 9 this high, with just 4 graded higher. Don't miss out if you need this date. Estimated Value $7,500 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1333		1874 $3 Gold. EF-45. A fresh and original lightly circulated example. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $748
Lot 1334		1874 $3 Gold. EF-45. Minor hairlines, with some copper toning around the edges. Nicely struck. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details	Realized $644
Lot 1335		1878 $3 Gold. PCGS graded Proof 64. An extremely rare coin in proof, the Philadelphia Mint reports just 20 were coined! This one is probably in the top ten known of the date, with PCGS reporting 6 graded as such with 4 graded higher. Fewer at NGC, they report a single coin graded as PF-64, with 2 graded higher. This one has excellent surfaces but the fields do show hairlines when examined with a glass. As to the coin it boasts lovely mint frost on the devices and the fields show few tick marks from handling, even under the scrutiny of a strong glass. Identifiable by a tiny mark left of the base of the 1 in the date. With the familiar and beautiful "orange peel" fields that have a crackled appearance from some special process used during the period. In an old green insert PCGS holder and a wonderful coin in every way. Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1336		1878 $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-58 Premium Quality. This one is problem free for the grade and would make an excellent type coin for this unusual denomination. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,013
Lot 1337		1878 $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-58. Nearly mint state and with just a hint of rub on the high points of the devices. Nice color and surfaces. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 1338		1878 $3 Gold. AU-50. With two spots of green on the reverse. Nice luster and good color. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 1339		1880 $3 Gold. MS-60. Slightly prooflike with mirror fields and only minor handling marks. Well struck by the dies, and downright rare as a date. Just 1,000 were struck. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,955
Lot 1340		1885 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-65. This is one of the finest coins of this date graded by NGC. Only 4 have been graded as MS-65, with none graded higher. PCGS has seen a few more, grading 9 as MS-65 and 5 a grade higher. Check out the mintage of this date, 800 coins! 800 struck for circulation, and somehow quite a few were saved as this curious denomination dwindled down to its end. We note minor handling marks in the fields, and identifiable by a spot below the U of UNITED, and another on the reverse above the outside leaf point on the left side of the wreath. Well struck and preserved, with blazing luster and a clean cheek on Liberty. Estimated Value $12,000 - 15,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $13,225
Lot 1341		1886 $3 Gold. NGC graded Proof 64 Cameo. The Philadelphia Mint reports 142 were struck in Proof, of those the best retain a cameo appearance from the dies. To obtain the cameo appearance, the dies were first dipped in a light acid, which etches the surfaces, then the dies were cleaned and dried, and the high points (the fields) were then polished to a mirror smoothness. Thus, when a coin is struck, the fields are reflective and smooth, while the devices show tiny raised areas, with a pebbly appearance, which give the devices a frosted appearance from the brief acid bath. The cameo effect is quite beautiful, and when done well as offered here, makes a proof coin quite stunning in appearance. Identifiable by a tiny mark in the field below the I of AMERICA and another centered in the field under Liberty. NGC has graded 31 this high, with 18 graded higher. Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1342		1887 $3 Gold. PCGS graded Proof 65. A lovely gem example of this rare date. Philadelphia coined 160 in proof for the year, of which PCGS in their recent Population Report note only 14 graded this high, with 9 graded higher (all PR-66). The devices show abundant frost while the mirror fields are clean, and show no handling marks aside from very light hairlines. If you love pristine coins, then take a look at this gem. Estimated Value $16,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $16,675
Lot 1343		1888 $3 Gold. PCGS graded Proof 65. Mintages peaked out in 1888 from proof $3s, a total of 291 were coined and this is one of the few gems to survive. Frosty devices provide good contrast with the mirror fields, and all are well preserved. Minor hairlines and a couple of tick marks from perfection. We note some minor roughness in the die (as struck) on the last A of AMERICA. PCGS has graded 31 this high, with just 18 graded higher (all PR 66). In an old small PCGS holder. Estimated Value $16,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1344		1888 $3 Gold. MS-60 +. Bright and lustrous, with minor hairlines from a much higher grade. Delicate gold toning on both sides. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold