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1881 $3 MS66
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1881 $3 MS

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1881 $3

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1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Mint State-66+ (PCGS).
MS66 PCGS
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Mint State-66+ (PCGS).
$76,375
Sold 2/10/2016
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-64 (NGC). CAC. OH.
MS64 NGC CAC
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-64 (NGC). CAC. OH. CAC approved
$45,600
Sold 11/23/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $3 MS64 PCGS. CAC. ...
MS64 PCGS CAC
1881 $3 MS64 PCGS. CAC. ... CAC approved
$35,250
Sold 9/6/2014
Heritage Auctions
1881 $3 MS63 PCGS....
MS63 PCGS
1881 $3 MS63 PCGS....
$20,581
Sold 11/13/2025
Heritage Auctions
$3 1881 PCGS MS63+ CAC
MS63 PCGS CAC
$3 1881 PCGS MS63+ CAC CAC approved
$27,025
Sold 5/26/2022
Legend Numismatics
1881 $3 MS62 NGC. ...
MS62 NGC
1881 $3 MS62 NGC. ...
$13,802
Sold 1/4/2018
Heritage Auctions
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-61 (PCGS).
MS61 PCGS
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-61 (PCGS).
$14,640
Sold 9/1/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. MS-61 (PCGS).
MS61 PCGS
$13,200
Sold 8/13/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $3 --Altered Surfaces--NCS. Unc Details. The 1881 has the lowest recorded business strike production of the type. A mer...
MS60
$3,450
Sold 2/11/2006
Heritage Auctions
1881 $3 AU58 PCGS....
AU58 PCGS
1881 $3 AU58 PCGS....
$13,200
Sold 11/13/2025
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1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-55 (NGC). CAC.
AU55 NGC CAC
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-55 (NGC). CAC. CAC approved
$13,420
Sold 9/1/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU Details--Harshly Cleaned (PCGS).
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU Details--Harshly Cleaned (PCGS).
$3,840
Sold 9/4/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45 PCGS
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. EF-45 (PCGS).
$6,600
Sold 4/2/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $3 -- Mount Removed, Repaired, Cleaned -- ANACS Details. AU50. Mintage 500. ...
AU50 ANACS
1881 $3 -- Mount Removed, Repaired, Cleaned -- ANACS Details. AU50. Mintage 500. ...
$3,720
Sold 12/25/2024
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1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. OGH.
AU50 PCGS CAC
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. CAC approved
$11,400
Sold 11/21/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-58 (PCGS). CMQ.
AU58 PCGS
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-58 (PCGS). CMQ.
$12,600
Sold 11/19/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$5,760
Sold 8/17/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $3 AU55 NGC....
AU55 NGC
1881 $3 AU55 NGC....
$9,900
Sold 11/16/2023
Heritage Auctions
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. VF-30 (NGC).
VF30 NGC
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. VF-30 (NGC).
$3,600
Sold 8/27/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $3 AU53 PCGS. ...
AU53 PCGS
1881 $3 AU53 PCGS. ...
$6,600
Sold 4/26/2019
Heritage Auctions
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-53 (ANACS). OH.
AU53 ANACS
1881 Three-Dollar Gold Piece. AU-53 (ANACS). OH.
$3,960
Sold 3/20/2019
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $3 XF40 NGC. ...
XF40 NGC
1881 $3 XF40 NGC. ...
$3,290
Sold 1/12/2015
Heritage Auctions
1881 $3 XF45 ANACS. The 1881 has the lowest mintage among Philadelphia Threes, and is the fourth rarest P-mint issue in the...
XF45 ANACS
$4,600
Sold 1/7/2006
Heritage Auctions
1881 $3--Mount Removed, Damaged, Cleaned--ANACS. VG Details, Net G4....
G4 ANACS
$374
Sold 1/17/2005
Heritage Auctions
1881 $3--Ex-Jewelry, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF20....
VF20 ANACS
$920
Sold 4/27/2002
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