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Three Dollar Gold
1855 S $3 MS

NGC Universal ID: 25M7
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Coin Specifications

Category: Three Dollar Gold (1854-1889)
Mint: San Francisco
Mintage: 6,600
Obverse Designer: James B. Longacre
Reverse Designer: James B. Longacre
Composition: Gold
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 5.0150g
AGW: 0.1451oz
Melt Value: $264.38 (6/17/2021)
Diameter: 20.5mm
Edge: Reeded
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1855 S $3 MS obverse 1855 S $3 MS reverse
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Description & Analysis

The first of only five S-mint issues in this series, the 1855-S boasts an original mintage of only 6,000 pieces. Most of these coins were lost to circulation, and scholars estimate that no more than 95 examples have survived in all grades. The typically encountered representative is apt to grade VF or XF, and only eight pieces are believed extant in About Uncirculated.

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Last Updated: 1/22/2020

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1855 S $3 MS
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Base $ 635 800 1100 2500 3375 5800 7800 11600 21000 36500 38500 57000 84500 - - - - - - -
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NGC GRADE SUMMARY

Total Graded: 172
Low Grade: G
Average Grade: 45
High Grade: 63

The chart showing G series, VG series, F series, VF series, 40 series, 45 series, 50 series, 53 series, 55 series, 58 series, 60 series, 61 series, 62 series, 63 series.
NGC CENSUS DETAIL Last Updated: 6/15/2021 1855 S $3 MS
 PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970Total
Base-15536194415171611-2-1-------172
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NGC Registry

NGC Registry Score 1855 S $3 MS PL
 PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970
Base333774108112841450160017941913207621782323264834743823478363249478119063041448884
332608761148133915001664183319672110222624312923359041435296737510287180753657051328
000000150016641833196721102226243129233590414352967375102871807500
000000155017291873202121442274253931983706446358108426110962424400
1855 S $3 MS
 PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970
Base1275131515051799275431833987408046435486695185598727100431150612062126361334314079148451592517062
1288137816032117289734514018426849245974748786159166105311169112253128721358814334152051630417915
00000040184268492459747487861591661053111691122531287213588143341520500
00000040494455520564638023867196041101811877124451310713834145901556500
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Grade: AU 55
Points: 5486
Owner: foresthamilton@universalcoin.com

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Grade: AU 53
Points: 4643
Owner: X1X1X1

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