SOLD - $3.00 - 1855-S PCGS EF40 CAC
SOLD - $3.00 - 1855-S PCGS EF40 CAC
Date…….1855-S
Grade…….PCGS EF40 CAC
PCGS Price Guide.…………3500
CDN Greysheet/CPG.….…3750
Population (PCGS).…….…..25/94
Population (NGC).…….….…23/113
Population (CAC).….....….…3/12
Serial Number……7973.40/20878815
PCGS Lookup Number…….7973
POPULAR 1855-S IN PCGS/CAC EF40
This issue is numismatically significant as the first Three Dollar gold piece struck at the San Francisco mint. Only 6,600 were made, and while survivors are a bit more plentiful than one might assume, choice original pieces in collector grades are extremely hard to locate.
This is a nearly perfect coin for the grade even wear, good detail for the issue and pleasing natural russet color. The surfaces are very clean save for a few tiny marks before the O in OF.
Only four PCGS EF40s have sold at auction since the end of 2013. The last example, ex Heritage 7/2019: 3775, brought $2,160 and was awful. A nicer non-CAC PCGS EF40 sold for $2,880 in January 2019.
There are numerous good values in the Three Dollar series and a choice, CAC-approved example of this scarce issue at less than $4,000 seems awfully high on this list.
CAC has approved three in this grade with 12 finer.
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