The first $3 gold pieces were struck in 1854. The mintage for the first year was a healthy 138,000-plus coins, setting a benchmark for the entire series. In fact, demand for the denomination...

Frosty and choice for the grade

The mintage of the 1857 $3 gold piece was fairly typical for dates in the 1850s, making it one of the more common of the seriesbut for any...

The mintage of the 1857 $3 gold piece was fairly typical for dates in the 1850s, making it one of the more common of the seriesbut for any other series, this would be a rarity. Circulated coins...

SS Central America year

The 1857-S $3 gold piece is scarce in all circulated grades and virtually unobtainable in Mint State. In 1857 collecting by mintmarks had not yet...

Scarce issue

Although semi-scarce as a date, the surviving 1859 $3 gold pieces are well distributed across the grading spectrum, including Mint State levels up to MS-64....

Civil war issue

The 1861 issue is a popular date, struck while the nation was focusing its attention on the Civil War. Although scarce, the $3 gold piece of 1861 is the...

The 1868 $3 gold piece has one of the highest survival rates of the series, which is a good thing for a coin with such a low mintage. Prooflike examples appear with greater frequency than with...

The 1878 $3 gold piece is the most common date of the series, by far. More than 8,000 examples have been certified by ANACS, PCGS, and NGC combined, more than double that of 1854 and 1874....

The 1878 $3 gold piece is the most common date of the series, by far. More than 8,000 examples have been certified by ANACS, PCGS, and NGC combined, more than double that of 1854 and 1874....

The 1878 $3 gold piece is the most common date of the series, by far. More than 8,000 examples have been certified by ANACS, PCGS, and NGC combined, more than double that of 1854 and 1874....