1860-S $3 MS(PCGS#7981)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

8047

Grade

XF40

Price

5,040

Lot Description

The 1860-S (just 7,000 pieces produced), is the rarest of the early date San Francisco Mint three-dollar gold issues. In their 2005 book <em>The United States $3 Gold Pieces: 1854-1889</em>, Q. David Bowers and Douglas Winter account for fewer than 150 survivors in all grades. The vast majority of examples in numismatic hands grade no finer than VF. This NGC-certified EF, therefore, retains uncommonly bold detail throughout the design for a circulated 1860-S $3. It is generally honey-olive in color with a blush or two of light rose patina on both sides. Glossy in texture with wispy hairlines, yet free of sizeable or otherwise singularly distracting marks.