Category: Three Dollar Gold Pieces

1870-S Three Dollar Gold Piece

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Background and History The 1870-S Three Dollar Gold Piece is well-known among collectors as a potentially unique rarity with an intriguing backstory. General O.H. LaGrange, the Superintendent of the San Francisco Mint, indicated that only a single specimen of the coin had been struck for inclusion within the cornerstone of the new mint building. However, […]