1888 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-53 (NGC).,A satiny medium gold example with plenty of bold to sharp striking detail. Popular with numismatists then and now, the 1888 is a low mintage three-dollar gold issue with just 5,000 circulation strikes produced. Most were saved by contemporary dealers, to the benefit of todays advanced gold type collectors.,PCGS# 8010. NGC ID: 25NB.,,