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1865 Proof Three Dollar Pattern - J-440

Strike Type

Coin Details

Year
1865
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Civil War Patterns (1860-1865)
Designer
James Barton Longacre and other Mint engravers
Composition
Gold
Edge
Reeded

Auction Record

Price realized
$32,775
Sold
Grade
MS-65
Auction house
Goldberg Auctioneers

Description

The 1865 Proof Three Dollar Pattern - J-440 is a proof three-dollar piece struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Civil War Patterns (1860-1865) series. It is a gold restrike of the 1865 three-dollar piece with a reverse on which the date slopes upward; Breen and Judd give the obverse as an 1872 die, while John Dannreuther found it was first used in 1869, and two are known. It is struck in gold with a reeded edge; USPatterns rates it R-8. Catalogued as Judd-440, A/W 480. Cataloged as PCGS #60625.

Rarity Notes

R-8 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-440; Adams-Woodin 480

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