The Pre Long Beach Auction

1854 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-66. Lovely gold and orange toning on both sides. Well struck with great eye appeal. Walter Breen in his encyclopedia give

1854 $3 Gold. NGC graded Very Fine Details, improperly cleaned. Still a decent evenly worn example. First year of Type (PCGS # 7969) . Estimated Valu

1854 NGC graded AU Details. Mount removed and harshly cleaned (PCGS # 7969) . Estimated Value $450 - 500.

1854-O NGC graded AU Details. Obverse damage. Only 24,000 pieces struck. The only "O" mint $3 Gold coin. Lightly toned; a few random field...

1855 $3 Gold. EF-40. Lightly cleaned at one time. Estimated Value $700 - 750.

1866 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and glittering with brillliant mint luster, untoned. Only 4000 struck. The 1866 $3 gold coin, of which jus

1868 $3 Gold. PCGS graded MS-62. CAC Approved. Nicely toned. Only 4,850 pieces struck. Here is a rare, low mintage 1868, an elusive issue from within

1870 $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-55. A lovely two-tone specimen with light signs of circulation, there is notable luster within and around the devices. On

1874 $3 Gold. NGC graded Extremely Fine Details, improperly cleaned. A decent looking coin (PCGS # 7998) . Estimated Value $550 - 600.

1878 $3 Gold. PCGS graded MS-63. A very choice example with unbroken mint luster throughout, the kind that gleams and ripples across the surface. With