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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26669665, member: 10461&quot;]<b><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">United States: 1854 gold 3 dollar piece, Indian Princess</font></font></b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">NGC AU58.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/3152674-004/58/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/3152674-004/58/" rel="nofollow">Cert. #3152674-004</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/23121" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/23121" rel="nofollow">Numista-23121</a>, Krause-Mishler-84.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Mintage: 138,618.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-<a href="https://www.eriegoldandsilver.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.eriegoldandsilver.com/" rel="nofollow">Erie Gold &amp; Silver</a>, at their table <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-2025-fun-show-report-live-updates-from-the-floor.415802/page-7#post-26026831" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-2025-fun-show-report-live-updates-from-the-floor.415802/page-7#post-26026831">at the 2025 FUN show</a>, Orlando, Florida, 12 January 2025.&nbsp; Purchased in an older NGC slab which was subsequently reholdered.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-dollar_piece" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-dollar_piece" rel="nofollow">$3.00 gold piece</a> was an unusual denomination, particularly considering that the United States also issued $2.50 and $5.00 gold pieces at the time.&nbsp; They were never produced in great numbers and saw relatively limited circulation, mostly in the Western states.&nbsp; By the time of the economic disruption of the Civil War, they seldom circulated in the East.&nbsp; This particular date, the 1854, is the most common, with a mintage of only 138,618 pieces and 15 extremely rare proofs.&nbsp; So all surviving $3.00 pieces are relatively scarce as collectibles today.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This particular example is just short of Mint State and has, in my opinion, nice eye appeal.&nbsp; I purchased it in an older NGC slab which was likely more than 20 years old, but I sacrificed that when I sent it back to NGC for Photovision imaging and reholdering, as I wanted high-quality photos of the coin.&nbsp; This coin upgraded my previous example, which was another 1854 from the Long Island Collection, in an <a href="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/s4vX8j34Ts2iTjEtcJ1u_01-Threeagle-frame.png" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/s4vX8j34Ts2iTjEtcJ1u_01-Threeagle-frame.png" rel="nofollow">NGC XF40 CAC</a> holder.&nbsp; The previous coin had even nicer color, but this one is a worthy upgrade since it is 18 grade points higher.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1701592[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1701593[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1701594[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1701595[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1701596[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">200000</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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