Lot 1242
1856 $3 Gold. PCGS graded MS-64. Only 26,010 pieces struck. A lovely and very choice frosty mint specimen with just a hint of delicate golden toning. This piece has a great deal of eye appeal and, further, is far in advance of others in sharpness. To be sure, there is some lightness in the details of the lower half of the date numerals and on the ribbon bow, but virtually all other areas are needle sharp. The luster is luminous reddish gold with variegation in the way it swirls atop the surface. The overall eye appeal is outstanding, the luster virtually three-dimensional, and the grade is one of the finest of its kind.
Almost all Philadelphia Mint $3 pieces are rare in Mint condition after 1854. Possibly no numismatist in 1856 desired to save a freshly minted example, but instead, when given the opportunity chose to go with a Proof. Today, 1856 $3s are few and far between in terms of Mint State examples.
Pop 26; 2 finer in 65 (PCGS # 7974) .
Estimated Value $15,000 - 16,000.
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