1866 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-55 (PCGS).

1866 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-55 (PCGS).，Warmly patinated in a blend of honey-gold and pale rose, this appealing Choice AU also offers bold to sharp striking detail throughout the design. Wispy hairlines and a touch of glossiness to the texture are noted for accuracy, but the persistent viewer will discern flickers of original satin luster in the protected areas around the devices. Despite the Civil War ending the year before, 1866 did not see the return of gold coinage to active commerce in the eastern and midwestern areas of the United States. Illustrative of this fact, and also the continued unpopularity of this denomination with contemporary Americans, the Philadelphia Mint struck just 4,000 circulation strike tree-dollar gold pieces in 1866. This issue is scarce to rare in all grades, Q. David Bowers and Douglas Winter (2005) accounting for only 125 to 180 circulated and 25 to 40 Mint State survivors.，From the RSC Collection.，