1889 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Mint State-66 (PCGS).，This incredible 1889 three-dollar gold piece is an impressive Gem with every turn of the PCGS holder. The frosty medium gold surfaces glow with lively pale sunset orange and sky blue iridescence. The strike is about as bold as ever seen in the design type, with even the vertical split in the reverse bow present. The eye appeal easily befits the assigned grade, as does the technical quality. Sure to please even the most discerning gold type or date collector.<p>Circulation strike production for the final date of this denomination s amounted to just 2,300 coins, down more than 50% from the previous years mintage, all delivered by the coiner in December of the year (though a portion may never have been distributed). It is thought that 200 to 250 Mint State survivors can be accounted for, along with 100 to 130 circulated pieces. The typical circulated specimen is AU. Fortunately for todays quality conscious numismatists, Gem Mint State examples of this date are fairly easily obtained in the numismatic marketplace, although finding coins as nice as this one requires significant patience.，PCGS# 8011. NGC ID: 25NC.，PCGS Population: 12, 3 finer (MS-67 finest).，Ex Great Lakes Collection; Larry Hanks, by sale, en bloc, October 2005; our (Stacks Bowers Galleries), in conjunction with Sothebys, sale of the D. Brent Pogue Collection, Part III, February 2016, lot 3131.
