Lot 1247
1860-S $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-53. A curious year for this denomination, someone wasn't paying attention on the roller mills making planchets, and 2,592 of the 7,000 struck were found to be underweight. The light ones were melted, thus the net mintage is only 4,408. One of 7 so graded by PCGS, with only 6 graded higher, including a single MS-62 example. That makes this coin one of the very best obtainable for the year, so plan on paying a premium in order to capture this condition rarity. Most survivors are in far lower grades of this date. Trouble-free wear on the highest devices, with some minor hairlines in the fields from circulation.
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