Unityed States Gold Coins

AU50 PCGS (# 40028101)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $3,440

ESTIMATE: $2,100

MIN. BID W/O BP: $1,800

CONDITION NOTES: Bright straw gold surface, very modest wear on high points, mark on cheek and a few in fields

COMMENTS: 1854 is the only year the New Orleans Mint produced $3 pieces; 24,000 minted; PCGS reports 118 in AU50 and 181 higher (Image) (image2)

AU53 PCGS (# 60021450)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $1,080

ESTIMATE: $650

MIN. BID W/O BP: $550

CONDITION NOTES: Honey gold surface, strong strike, free of any significant marks

COMMENTS: 138,618 minted at Philadelphia (Image) (image2)

XF45 PCGS (# 26213965)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $992

ESTIMATE: $600

MIN. BID W/O BP: $500

CONDITION NOTES: Deep gold surface, strong strike, modest wear and no significant marks

COMMENTS: 50,555 minted at Philadelphia (Image) (image2)

AU50 PCGS (# 20105552)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $2,120

ESTIMATE: $1,300

MIN. BID W/O BP: $1,100

CONDITION NOTES: Crimson highlights in surface, slight wear on high points and a few tiny ticks on cheek

COMMENTS: 34,500 minted at San Francisco (Image) (image2)

AU50 PCGS (# 26213963)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $1,090

ESTIMATE: $700

MIN. BID W/O BP: $600

CONDITION NOTES: Honey gold surface with crimson highlights, sharply detailed strike, curved scratch at 5 o'clock

COMMENTS: 20,891 minted at Philadelphia (Image) (image2)

AU55 PCGS (# 34844216)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $5,620

ESTIMATE: $3,500

MIN. BID W/O BP: $2,800

CONDITION NOTES: Bright straw gold surface with rose highlights, detailed strike, modest wear but a few deep marks on obverse and reverse

COMMENTS: Low mintage year for $3 with just 2,133 produced at Philadelphia; PCGS reports 27 in AU55 and 28 higher (Image) (image2)

AU53 PCGS (# 40028103)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $1,380

ESTIMATE: $800

MIN. BID W/O BP: $700

CONDITION NOTES: Straw gold surface, slight wear on high points, a few marks in fields

COMMENTS: 15,500 minted at Philadelphia (Image) (image2)

AU58 PCGS (# 40028104)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $3,090

ESTIMATE: $1,800

MIN. BID W/O BP: $1,550

CONDITION NOTES: Beautiful satiny surface, strong strike and very modest wear for this high AU grade

COMMENTS: Only 7,036 minted at Philadelphia; it is assumed that many were melted after banks suspended specie payment during the war, and survivors come from California (Image) (image2)

AU55 PCGS (# 26213959)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $5,310

ESTIMATE: $3,250

MIN. BID W/O BP: $2,700

CONDITION NOTES: Bright straw gold surface with some rose highlights in protected areas, couple ticks on chin and rim dent at 9 o'clock

COMMENTS: Low Civil War mintage of just 5,959 at Philadelphia; the $3 denomination was generally unpopular and many of the 1861 pieces were melted by bullion dealers; PCGS reports 55 in AU55 and 93 higher (Image) (image2)

AU58 PCGS (# 34844217)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $6,560

ESTIMATE: $4,000

MIN. BID W/O BP: $3,000

CONDITION NOTES: Honey gold surface with greenish and rose highlights, sharp detail, minute tick near mouth but no serious marks

COMMENTS: Low Civil War mintage of just 5,750 at Philadelphia; the $3 denomination was generally unpopular and many of the 1862 pieces were melted by bullion dealers; PCGS reports 29 in AU58 and 44 higher (Image) (image2)

AU53 PCGS (# 34844218)

CDN/CPG® VALUE: $9,060

ESTIMATE: $6,500

MIN. BID W/O BP: $5,000

CONDITION NOTES: Deep gold surface, strong strike, modest wear and shallow scratches on jaw

COMMENTS: Extremely low mintage of 1,140 at Philadelphia in the final year of the Civil War; PCGS reports 10 in AU53 and 41 higher (Image) (image2)