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.
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