SOLD The 1848 discovery of gold in California forever changed the region and the nation. As the Western population quickly swelled with prospectors, the scarcity of coinage made life extremely difficult. Gold dust was the medium of exchange in California and the individual prospectors typically received less than half its real value. Eventually the Federal Government stepped in, opening the United States Assay Office following Congressional legislation passed on Sept. 30, 1850. The first issues appeared early in 1851. The Assay Office was a temporary measure, however, and a full-fledged branch of the U.S. Mint opened in San Francisco in 1854. When Walter Breen penned his Proof Encyclopedia, published in 1977, the proof 1855-S $3 gold piece was unknown to him. It made its first public appearance in the 1984 Apostrophe Sale. Breen’s 1989 revision to his earlier work suggests a second proof example was known to him, but he gave no further details, other than to say it was in a “private collection.” Until such time as the second piece makes its appearance, this proof 1855-S three has to be considered unique.
I find it quite interesting that you edited your original post here on CT at 1:05 AM on 2/01/19 to indicate that the coin has been sold, removing the link to the eBay listing from your post. Contradicting that statement is the fact that the coin remains up for sale 5 hours later, as indicated by the same eBay listing in the link below . . . https://www.ebay.com/itm/303045403387?ul_noapp=true Still trying to dupe others, while attempting to conceal your actions from those of us on CT who know the coin is not what you advertise?
