1864 $3 MS(PCGS#7985)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

8051

Grade

AU55

Price

8,700

Lot Description

Rich honey-rose color is illuminated by considerable satiny luster across this premium Choice AU example. Only the lightest friction is noted on the high points and the surfaces remain original and free from individual distractions. Boldly struck and very attractive. With 2,630 pieces produced, the 1864 has one of the lowest mintages in the circulation strike three-dollar gold series of 1854 to 1889. Little gold bullion reached the Philadelphia Mint during this Civil War year. Gold coins of all denominations were absent from circulation in the Eastern and Midwestern states and had been since late December 1861. Two deliveries sufficed to close out this issue: 440 coins on February 25 and 2,190 pieces on December 6. All were struck from a single die pair, the reverse with a Repunched Date that is boldest on the digits 18. On the present example, the reverse is also rotated approximately 10 degrees clockwise from normal coin alignment. It is one of the few certified AUs for the issue approved by CAC, and is worthy of the strongest bids.