3 Dollar USA (1776 - ) Gold

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Denomination:

3 Dollar (about Dollar)

Metal:

Gold

State:

USA (1776 - )

Issue year(s):

1854 - 1889

Catalog reference:

Fr-124 (13) KM-84 (7) Fr-127 (1)

U.S.A., three dollars,
Indian Princess head
Three Dollar Piece – Early Gold Coins (1854-1889)

Designer – Engraver: James B Longacre
Metal Composition: 90% Gold – 10% Copper
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Mass / Weight: 5.015 grams

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1854. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty and lightly toned. A sparkling Mint State of the precies quality expected for MS62; the $3 is not an actively collected design except among experienced and specialized numismatist. A fair amount of swirling luster blends effortlessly with pale golden highlights ...

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1878. PCGS graded Genuine. Scratch - AU Details. Nice golden toning with reflective obverse surface. Only 82,304 struck (PCGS # 8000) Estimated Value $550 - 600 Categories: $3 Gold

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1878. NGC graded MS-65. CAC Approved. Housed in an Old Style Holder. A nice untoned coin. Only 82,304 struck. The 1878 has the maximum production of any Three Dollar gold issue in the 1870s. In fact, the mintage of this year amounted to under one hundred thousand coins in all. For any other go ...

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1854. PCGS graded Genuine. Cleaning - AU Details. Light golden toning (PCGS # 7969) Estimated Value $500 - 550 Categories: $3 Gold

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1856. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck. Only 26,010 pieces minted. After a fast start where the mintage rose to well over 100,000 pieces in 1854, coinage for this ignored denomination soon dropped off to nominal levels. There it remained until the end of the series in 1889. A lustrous example (P ...

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1854-O. NGC graded AU-58. Only 24,000 struck. The only "O" mint $3 Gold coin. The $3 gold piece was authorized by the Act of February 21, 1853, a very important piece of legislation from a numismatic viewpoint, an act which also affected the silver coinage, namely the reduction in weight of th ...

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