1854-O $3 MS(PCGS#7971)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4486

Grade

XF40

Price

2,880

Lot Description

The New Orleans Mint issued three-dollar gold pieces only in 1854, the first year this odd denomination gold coin was struck. In all, 24,000 examples fell from the dies, and virtually all went into circulation. Doug Winter accounts for 900 to 1,100 survivors in the 2020 edition of his <em>Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint</em> reference. These are typically seen in VF and EF grades, as here, at which levels the 1854-O is always in demand for mintmarked gold type purposes.