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| 1075 | The Collectors' Auction 2013 on 10/18/2013 | $1,000.00 |
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1888 ANACS MS-60 details/reverse damage.
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Taken as a whole this seems to be a Choice Uncirculated 3-dollar gold piece, with amazingly attractive luster and very little contact to speak of. Except, as bad luck would have it, that a hit... |
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| 923 | The Collectors' Auction 2012 on 10/05/2012 | $4,800.00 |
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1888 PCGS MS-63.
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Mintage: 5000. 3-dollar gold coins of this late-date era simply did not circulate, so the terribly low mintages often belie true availability. In fact, 1888 actually takes a place among the more... |
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| 478 | The Collectors' Auction 2011 on 10/21/2011 | $3,700.00 |
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1888 PCGS MS-62.
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Bright yellow-gold surfaces exude premium quality luster, endowed with complex, rolling satin texture and smooth eye-appeal. Even without a glass, the characterization of the finer details is... |
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| 1075 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2011 on 07/29/2011 | $775.00 |
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1888 XF details/cleaned.
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Overall demeanor really is still fairly decent despite a mild, old cleaning, since the edge devices continue to protect some luster, and there are no large abrasions. The only notable mark rests up... |
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| 1020 | The Midwest Summer Sale 2010 on 07/23/2010 | $8,750.00 |
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1888 NGC MS-64.
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1888 is unquestionably one of the three or four most available three-dollar gold coins in any grade, including the present MS-64. Some collectors unfamiliar with the series might find that fact... |
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| 1141 | The Midwest Summer Sale on 07/24/2009 | $1,500.00 |
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1888 NGC AU-55.
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A little pale, though not nearly as excessively lightened as some three-dollar gold pieces in slabs. Some luster shows in the fields. |
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| 979 | The Collectors' Auction 2008 on 10/17/2008 | $17,250.00 |
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1888 NGC PF-64 Ultra Cameo.
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For the collector wishing to own a proof three-dollar gold coin, 1888 is a popular candidate, as it bears the largest mintage of the series (if production of 291 pieces can be discussed in terms of... |
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