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GEM DEEP CAMEO PROOF SURFACES FROSTY DEVICES. ONLY 45 COINS STRUCK FOR COLLECTORS. THIS IS A PROOF ONLY YEAR. JUST THREE COINS GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS. CAC. In 1876, the legendary Wild Bill Hickok was in Deadwood,South Dakota. Hickok rose to fame first as a fugitive gunfighter beforebecoming a wild west lawman. Wild Bill was also known for his prolificgambling, a vice that eventually led to his death in Deadwood. A man who hadlost money to Bill in a saloon poker game left the establishment only to returnthe next night with a gun and a mind for vengeance. The man approached Wild Billfrom behind and shot the sitting man in the back of the head. This 1876three-dollar gold coin remembers the poker game that led to the death of WildBill Hickok. <o:p></o:p>