1875 United States 3 Dollar Value

The 1875 United States 3 Dollar carries a current retail range of about its melt value to well into four figures across circulated and Mint State grades. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.

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1875 United States 3 Dollar value by grade

1875 United States 3 Dollar value by grade
GradeEstimated value

Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.

Today's value of the 1875 United States 3 Dollar

Pricing for the 1875 United States 3 Dollar depends on grade and current collector demand.

1875 United States 3 Dollar specifications

Series
United States Coinage
Year
1875
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Gold

No mint mark? Here is why

Philadelphia struck the 1875 United States 3 Dollar, and Philadelphia coins of this period carry no mint mark at all. An empty space at the usual mint mark position (see the series guide) confirms a Philadelphia strike, not a flaw.

What makes the 1875 United States 3 Dollar valuable

Official mintage figures for the 1875 United States 3 Dollar are not well established. The museum-documented specimens behind our specifications provide the physical reference points for the issue, and the market prices it on observed scarcity.

Context adds the final layer to the 1875 United States 3 Dollar. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.

1875 United States 3 Dollar inscriptions & design

Obverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

bust l.

Reverse

3 DOLLARS 1875

wreath

Measured 1875 United States 3 Dollar specimens

1 physically measured 1875 United States 3 Dollar example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.

Measured 1875 United States 3 Dollar specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1875 United States 3 Dollar #1---Breen.6386, Friedberg.USA.124

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.