Rare American coins: their description, and past and present fictitious values . nifies that it was coined at the Master Mint,Philadelphia. The three-dollar pieces and the quarter-eaglesembrace many rare and valuable dates. The 1875 three-dollar gold-piece is the rarest, fol-lowed by 1863, 1S65, 1876 and 1877. The 1875is worth twenty-five dollars, proof condition; $20,in uncirculated condition; $15, fine; $10, good. 1876 worth $5 in fine condition; 1S77, fine, 54:1863, 1865 and 1868, fine, from $4 to $6. The Quarter-eagles, or two and a halfdollar pieces, from 1796, the first year of coinage,t
Rare American coins: their description, and past and present fictitious values . nifies that it was coined at the Master Mint,Philadelphia. The three-dollar pieces and the quarter-eaglesembrace many rare and valuable dates. The 1875 three-dollar gold-piece is the rarest, fol-lowed by 1863, 1S65, 1876 and 1877. The 1875is worth twenty-five dollars, proof condition; $20,in uncirculated condition; $15, fine; $10, good. 1876 worth $5 in fine condition; 1S77, fine, 54:1863, 1865 and 1868, fine, from $4 to $6. The Quarter-eagles, or two and a halfdollar pieces, from 1796, the first year of coinage,to 1834, with motto, are all worth more thanpar, and command about the prices annexed .—1796, with stars, uncirculated, $60; 1796, fine,#45; I796, good, $25; 1796, no stars, range from $5to $15; 1797 and 179S, very fine, from $6 to £, 1804, 1805, 1S06, 1S07, 1S08, very fine, $4to $y each ; 1821, very fine, $10 each ; 1824, veryfine, $10 each; 1825, 1826 and 1827, very fine,each $S; 1829 to 1834, with motto included, $3to $6 each, uncirculated. RARE AMERICAN COINS. 13. UNITED STATES GOLD DOLLARS. In 1849 the first gold dollar was issued, andcontinued annually until 1886, although thenumber during the past few years has been ex-tremely limited. There were two varieties ofthe gold dollars—viz., the large thin and thesmall thick planchets. The latter bear date 1849to 1854, inclusive, and the former 1854 to1886, inclusive. The rarest of the gold dollarsis the 1875 issue ; the next in rarity 1876 and 1877 ;after which we have the 1864, 1865, 1866 and 1868. Values as follows, in very fine condition,1849 to I854> inclusive, $ to $ each; 1855to 1863, inclusive, $ to $ each ; 1864, un-circulated, $ ; 1865, uncirculated, $; 1866and 1868, uncirculated, each $; 1875, un-circulated, $3; 1876 and 1877 each #, uncircu-lated; 1884, 1885, 1886, each proofs, $ others $ to # each, fine to uncircu-lated.
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