Sale 46: The Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Collection

Lot 529

1873 $3 Gold. Closed 3. PCGS graded AU-50. The 1873 Closed (or Close) 3 three dollar gold pieces struck for circulation are a mystery with no apparent solution in sight. It is thought that perhaps they may have been struck later than the date they bear. Guesses on the mintage have ranged from 100 to 1,000 pieces, but in any case they are keys to the series, usually found in XF or AU grades, as on the present AU50 coin. (PCGS Pop. 6 in AU-50, 52 graded higher, the highest grade being two MS-64 examples. Total of 65 in all grades, 9/26/11).
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

Realized: $11,000

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Lot 530

1873 $3 Gold. Closed 3. PCGS graded (Genuine, Surfaces Tooled), Details of Extremely Fine.
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

Realized: $6,000

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Lot 531

1874 $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-55. Mintage 41,800.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,400

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Lot 532

1874 $3 Gold. Extremely Fine. Small rim nick on obverse. Mintage 41,800.
Estimate $500 - 750.

Realized: $725

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Lot 533

1877 $3 Gold. Very Fine. A very scarce coin with a very low Mintage of only 1,468 examples.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,800

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Lot 534

1878 $3 Gold. Details of About Uncirculated. Cleaned, three small nicks in obverse field. Mintage 82,304.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $650

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Lot 535

1879 $3 Gold. Very Fine. A very scarce coin with a very low Mintage of only 3,000 examples.
Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Realized: $1,500

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Lot 536

1880 $3 Gold. PCGS graded MS-63. Minute carbon spot on temple of Liberty. A gorgeous coin in a first generation green PCGS holder. A scarce coin with a very low Mintage of only 1,000 examples. (PCGS Pop. 41 in MS-63, 81 graded higher, the highest grade being four MS-66 examples. Total of 175 in all grades, 9/26/11).
Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.

Realized: $10,500

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Lot 537

1881 $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-53. The 1881 three dollar posses the lowest reported circulation strike mintage of the entire series, at 500 pieces, and as such it joins a select and small group of sub-1,000-coin mintages among U.S. gold issues. The Bowers series reference estimates that only 100-150 survivors exist today, including both circulated and Mint State coins. (PCGS Pop. 11 in AU-53, 73 graded higher, the highest grade being a single MS-66 example. Total of 95 in all grades, 9/30/11).
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.

Realized: $7,250

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Lot 538

1881 $3 Gold. Extremely Fine. Tiny bit of black foreign matter adherence on reverse. Mintage 500.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

Realized: $4,500

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