Lot 3597
1867 $3 Gold. PCGS graded Proof 64 Premium Quality. Nearly a gem, this rare proof coin boasts a creamy rich halo of gold between the devices and fields and excellent contrast. Identifiable by a tiny planchet flake just below the post of the D in UNITED in the field. Superbly made and preserved, early proof gold is so rare and so seldom found in near gem condition, especially with abundant eye appeal. Only 50 were coined in Proof, of these PCGS has graded 10, 2 of which are impaired. Remarkably, 6 are graded as PR-64, with a single coin graded above as PR-65 by that service. Few offerings the past decade, and we suspect this one will realize a very strong price when it crosses the block.
Estimated Value $9,000-UP.
Ex: Superior Stamp & Coin Co. Inc.'s Wyatt Sale, October 1985, lot 2709; later in their Blevin's sale, June 1988, lot 6713, and later in their Michael Keston Sale, January 30, 1996, lot 53 and from the Michael Riordan collection.
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| Realized $21,850 |
