1868 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-55 (PCGS).

Pale rose highlights enliven otherwise light golden-honey surfaces on both sides of this boldly to sharply defined Choice AU. Ample remnants of a semi-prooflike finish persist in the fields add to the appeal of this coin. Like so many of its counterparts in the challenging three-dollar gold series, the circulation strike 1868 has a low mintage (4,850 coins produced) and survivors are scarce to rare in all grades.

PCGS# 7989. NGC ID: 25MP.

From the Francesca Collection.