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1854-O $3 XF45 PCGS. The inaugural year of the three d

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1854-O $3 XF45 PCGS. The inaugural year of the three d
<B>1854-O $3 XF45 PCGS.</B></I> The 1854-O three dollar is a popular issue with collectors. However, finding a presentable example can be a formidable challenge. Douglas Winter comments in his <I>Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint:</B></I> "Most are well worn and show poor strikes. The majority have been cleaned and show unappealing color and dull luster." Winter estimates the total population of 1854-O three dollar gold pieces in all grades at 400-500+, out of an original mintage of 24,000 coins, making the acquisition of this coin difficult in any condition. The design details are surprisingly strong for an XF. There are, however, a number of surface flaws including a couple of shallow scratches through the O in OF, and several planchet flaws (most on the reverse). Struck from an advanced state of the dies with the die crack on the lower reverse especially pronounced.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)