Representative image of the Gold Dollars design · USA Coin Book
Gold Dollar · $1.00
1873 Closed 3 Gold Dollars
Closed 3
Intriguing History
Early 1873 dates used a Closed 3 whose knobs nearly touched. Chief Coiner A. Loudon Snowden complained it could be mistaken for an 8, so engravers under Chief Engraver William Barber cut an Open 3 partway through the year. On the gold dollar the Closed 3 was a very short run, and the variety was little known until numismatist Harry X. Boosel called attention to it.
Key Features
- Mintage: 1,800. About 150 estimated survivors. Source: PCGS CoinFacts.
Total Weight1.67 g