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1873 $3 Closed 3 VF20
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1873 $3  Closed 3 MS

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1873 $3 Closed 3

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$1,234
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
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1873 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Close 3. AU-58 (PCGS).
AU58 PCGS
1873 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Close 3. AU-58 (PCGS).
$28,800
Sold 2/3/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1873 $3 Closed 3 AU58 PCGS....
AU58 PCGS
1873 $3 Closed 3 AU58 PCGS....
$24,000
Sold 11/13/2025
Heritage Auctions
1873 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Close 3. AU-53 (NGC).
AU53 NGC
1873 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Close 3. AU-53 (NGC).
$15,600
Sold 4/1/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1873 $3 Closed 3 AU50 PCGS....
AU50 PCGS
1873 $3 Closed 3 AU50 PCGS....
$14,400
Sold 9/12/2024
Heritage Auctions
1873 $3 Closed 3 MS61 PCGS. The only mintage figures recorded for the enigmatic 1873 three dollar gold piece is for 25 proo...
MS61 PCGS
1873 $3 Closed 3 MS61 PCGS. The only mintage figures recorded for the enigmatic 1873 three dollar gold piece is for 25 proo...
$33,600
Sold 6/26/2023
Heritage Auctions
1873 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Close 3. AU-55 (PCGS).
AU55 PCGS
1873 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Close 3. AU-55 (PCGS).
$20,400
Sold 4/5/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1873 $3 Closed 3 AU55 NGC. The 1873 three dollar gold piece is a legendary key issue in the series, especially among Philad...
AU55 NGC
1873 $3 Closed 3 AU55 NGC. The 1873 three dollar gold piece is a legendary key issue in the series, especially among Philad...
$15,600
Sold 3/21/2022
Heritage Auctions
1873 $3 PCGS AU53 (Closed 3)
AU53 PCGS
1873 $3 PCGS AU53 (Closed 3)
$14,000
Sold 11/15/2021
DLRC
1873 $3 PCGS MS62 (Closed 3)
MS62 PCGS
1873 $3 PCGS MS62 (Closed 3)
$28,055
Sold 4/2/2018
DLRC
$3 1873 CLOSED 3. PCGS MS63 EX SIMPSON
MS63 PCGS
$3 1873 CLOSED 3. PCGS MS63 EX SIMPSON
$44,650
Sold 1/26/2017
Legend Numismatics
$3 1873 CLOSED 3 PCGS MS62
MS62 PCGS
$3 1873 CLOSED 3 PCGS MS62
$31,725
Sold 5/19/2016
Legend Numismatics
1873 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Close 3. Mint State-64 (PCGS).
MS64 PCGS
1873 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Close 3. Mint State-64 (PCGS).
$51,700
Sold 2/10/2016
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1873 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Close 3. MS-61 (NGC).
MS61 NGC
1873 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Close 3. MS-61 (NGC).
$24,675
Sold 5/20/2015
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1873 $3 Closed 3 MS63 PCGS. ...
MS63 PCGS
1873 $3 Closed 3 MS63 PCGS. ...
$52,875
Sold 8/9/2014
Heritage Auctions
MS60
$23,000
Sold 6/25/2008
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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