1882 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-55 (PCGS).This handsome Choice AU piece sports a vibrant yellow-gold complexion enhanced by prooflike reflectivity across each side. The surfaces show gentle, uniform friction and the devices are well struck for the issue. An attractive representative of this low-mintage issue.<p>The Philadelphia Mint struck a mere 1,500 circulation strike three-dollar gold pieces in 1882 during an era when the usefulness of this denomination in commercial channels (such as it ever was) had long since passed. Survivors are scarce in an absolute sense, and most are lightly circulated after having been obtained from bank deposits by numismatists such as Thomas L. Elder during the early 20th century. <p><p>
