1862 $3 MS(PCGS#7983)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6559

Grade

MS61

Price

10,800

Lot Description

1862 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-61 (PCGS). Well struck with some minor contact marks and abrasions overall, typical for the grade assignment. An early impression from the dies, as evidenced by vertical striae from the finishing process (which later wore away as more coins were struck). An attractive, collectible example of this scarcer issue, one of only 5,750 pieces coined during the height of the Civil war. PCGS# 7983. NGC ID: 25MH. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.