1882 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-64 (PCGS).This semi-prooflike beauty exhibits appreciably reflective fields that support sharply impressed, softly frosted design elements. Warm medium gold patina blankets both sides and further enhances the eye appeal. 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. Mint State coins are scarcer still, and with superior technical quality and strong visual appeal the coin offered here will have no difficulty finding its way into an advanced type or date set.
