1874 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC.，This is a lovely Gem with superior technical quality and eye appeal for the challenging three-dollar gold series of 1854 to 1889. Highly lustrous with a satin texture, both sides also sport bold striking detail and vivid medium gold patina. The 1874 registers the highest mintage in the three-dollar series up to that point in time, and the second highest for the type as a whole (after the 1878). Circulation strikes were produced to the extent of 41,800 piece, as it was anticipated at the time that gold coins and Legal Tender notes would achieve parity in the market (in actuality this did not happen until December 17, 1878), and pieces were struck to fill the expected demand. Although Mint State survivors are plentiful by the standards of the type, no three-dollar gold issue can rightly be called common when viewed in the wider context of U.S. numismatics. With Gems rare by any standard, this upper end MS-65 represents a significant find for the astute gold enthusiast.，PCGS# 7998. NGC ID: 25MX.，PCGS Population: 16; 6 finer (all MS-66).，
