A "Short Set" Type III Gold Dollars

Owner Comments:

With a mintage of only 1,636 coins, including the Proofs, many collectors have been drawn to the 1880 gold dollar. Despite that mintage, many of these coins were saved in high grade. As a result the coin is not nearly as difficult to find and purchase as one might think. Still I've found that collectors tend to hold on to this date. It might take some time to locate the right coin at the right price.

Overall "Coin Facts" survival estimate states that 1,000, 1880 gold dollar have survived with 975 of those in MS-60 or better. Even more surprising is the claim that among those 975, 650 of them grade MS-65 or better. Clearly this is a coin that "comes nice" when you are able to locate it.

The coin above is a very attractive example with P-L surfaces. There are virtually no post mint marks on this piece. The "tick mark" to the right of the letter "D" in "UNITED" is actually a tiny planchet fleck that was on the piece at the time it was struck.