1858 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-61 (PCGS).，Satiny surfaces also exhibit the slightest hint of semi-prooflike reflectivity as the coin rotates under a light. Boldly to sharply struck throughout with an uncommonly smooth appearance in hand given the assigned grade. The 1858 is the great classic among Philadelphia Mint three-dollar gold pieces. Only 2,133 circulation strikes were forthcoming this year, and the tiny number of interested numismatists probably opted to acquire a Proof. Practically the entire mintage saw circulation, with most surviving specimens -- perhaps just 125 to 150 or so -- VF or occasionally EF. At the AU level this issue becomes a notable rarity, and in Mint State the degree of rarity increases dramatically. Fewer than 10 true Mint State 1858 threes are thought to be extant. The Bowers-Winter reference on this series states, "At one time this date was the darling of writers for auction catalogs, but in recent decades its fame has dimmed, most probably because current market emphasis is on high-grade Mint State coins, even of common dates, and truly rare coins at levels such as EF and AU are relatively unnoticed."，PCGS# 7978. NGC ID: 25MC.，PCGS Population: 1; 10 finer (MS-65 finest).，
