Indian Princess Head Three Dollar Gold Coins were made from 1854 to 1889. Most Three Dollar Gold Coins were made in Philadelphia.
The branch mints in Dahlonega, New Orleans, and San Francisco struck Three Dollar Gold Coins although coins from these mints are scarce!
A pleasing example of this first-year $3 Princess.
Well struck with minimal abrasions and lustrous surfaces. Very nice for the grade!
The only New Orleans 'Three' with a mintage of 24,000. This issue saw heavy circulation resulting in a low survival rate and very few nice coins. This is an exceptionally pleasing example with strong detail and bright lustrous surfaces. Just 5 coins have graded finer at PCGS and the eye appeal of this coin is probably superior to most of those!
One of the rarest coins in the series with 6,000 minted and very few survivors. Akers states that this date had the fewest number of auction appearances, of any regular issue, in the 238 auctions he used for the survey in his book. This is an attractive example with lustrous surfaces that have a faint rose tint and show just a touch of wear on the high points of the design. Just 3 examples have graded finer at NGC.
Lustrous yellow-gold surfaces.
Lustrous yellow-gold surfaces with fewer marks than one would expect for the grade. Just 7,980 minted and a pre-Civil War date that saw heavy circulation.
Sharply struck with bright satiny luster and a nice orange hue. Just 7,036 minted and a date that saw heavy circulation and few survivors.
Well struck with lustrous yellow-gold surfaces and a popular Civil War date. Just 5,000 minted with far fewer high grade survivors than the low mintage dates of the 1880's.
A scarce Civil War era issue with a mintage of just 2,630. This is a pleasing example with a sharp strike, minimal abrasions and lustrous gold surfaces.
Well struck and very nearly mint state with flashy luster and semi proof-like original surfaces. Only 2,000 minted.
Super flashy with vibrant orange-gold luster over beautiful surfaces that are devoid of significant marks.
CAC. Attractive orange-gold surfaces and well struck. The strong and flowing luster provides great eye appeal.
In a series that is populated by low mintage dates, 1881 takes the prize for the lowest regular issue mintage at a miniscule 500 coins. This is a pleasing example with a strong strike and orange-gold proof-like surfaces that have a faint greenish hue. Minor tics define the grade, but none are heavy and the design features are undisturbed. A popular rarity and a nice coin for the grade!
CAC. Extremely flashy with bright semi proof-like surfaces and lightly frosted design features. A beautiful example of this scarce date with no significant marks. One point of interest is that a single die was used for business strikes and it appears that the digit '2' was originally punched too high. Remnants of that 2 are seen above and under the primary 2.
CAC. Well struck and lustrous yellow-gold surfaces with a clean look. A mere 1,000 coins minted!
A stunning example of this better date with a sharp strike and radiant mint luster over exceptionally nice surfaces. Just 6,000 minted and only 5 have graded finer at NGC.