FROM THE OAK COLLECTION The mint churned out 6,000 $3 gold pieces for circulation in 1887, all of which were delivered at the end of the year. Since this date seems to be rarer than the 1888 and 1889 which had lower mintages, a number of 1887s were probably melted and never distributed. This date is rare in MS65 and VERY RARE any finer. This is a sensationally lustrous and brilliant GEM, very PQ for the assigned grade. Sharply struck and very clean for the grade, this coin has a great look overall. Wonderful mint fresh golden color adds to the visual allure. Housed in an old green tag holder. PCGS 27, NGC 14, CAC 4. There has never been a CAC-approved MS65 sold in auction. The most recent non-CAC PCGS MS65 sold in August 2019 for $19,200. Just a dozen are graded finer, but we think this number might be inflated. A sensational GEM example of this challenging date, and worthy of another world class cabinet. Good luck. Cert. Number 9964560 PCGS # 8009