Lot 1548
1878 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-63. Frosty and untoned. A lustrous 1878 that has gleaming color and an ample strike. The $3 denomination was designed by James B. Longacre, who became chief engraver at the Mint in 1844, after the death of Christian Gobrecht. The obverse features the head of Liberty as an Indian princess, facing left, wearing a feathered headdress upon which is a band inscribed LIBERTY. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA surrounds. The same motif was later used on the Type III gold dollar 1856-1889. Neither IN GOD WE TRUST nor E PLURIBUS UNUM appears on the coin (PCGS # 8000) .
Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,200.
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| Realized $4,830 |
