Lot 507
1856-S $3 Gold. Very Fine. Mintage 34,500.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $750
Lot 508
1857 $3 Gold. Extremely Fine/About Uncirculated. Mintage 14,000.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Current Opening Bid: $350
Lot 509
1857 $3 Gold. Very Fine/Extremely Fine. Obverse with long pin scratch. Mintage 20,891.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $625
Lot 510
1857-S $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-53. Mintage 14,000 (PCGS Pop. 10 in AU-53, only 19 graded higher, the highest grade being a single MS-64 example. Total of 148 in all grades, 9/26/11).Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Realized: $5,500
Lot 511
1858 $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-50. Reflective fields. With a low mintage of 2,133 pieces, the 1858 is the rarest P-mint three dollar gold piece of the 1850s. (PCGS Pop. 16 in AU-50, only 58 graded higher, the highest grade being a single MS-65 example. Total of 104 in all grades, 9/30/11).Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $4,250
Lot 512
1859 $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-50. Some frost remains. Mintage 15,558 (PCGS Pop. 47 in AU-50, 260 graded higher, the highest grade being two MS-66 examples. Total of 367 in all grades, 9/30/11).Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $1,450
Lot 513
1860 $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-55. Mintage 7,036 (PCGS Pop. 43 in AU-55, 106 graded higher. Total of 246 in all grades, 9/26/11).Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $2,300
Lot 514
1860-S $3 Gold. Fine/Very Fine. Mintage 7,000 (2,592 were melted at the mint), a nice & original coin.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $800
Lot 515
1861 $3 Gold. Extremely Fine. Mintage 5,959.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $2,900
Lot 516
1861 $3 Gold. Extremely Fine. Reverse with small scratches on date. Mintage 5,959.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Realized: $850