Three Dollar Gold Coin (1854-1889)
Mint Location: Philadelphia, Dahlonega, New Orleans, San Francisco,
Designer: James B. Longacre
Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
Weight: 5.02 grams
Edge Type: Reeded
Designed by James Longacre, the obverse is the same design as the Type 3 Gold Dollar coin. An Indian Princess, Large Head (1856-1889), depicts Liberty as a Native American princess, with a fanciful feathered headdress. Longacre based the design on the Venus Accroupie or Crouching Venus, a sculpture then on display in a Philadelphia museum. The reverse features the date and denomination within a
wreath. The wreath is composed of cotton, corn, tobacco, and wheat, blending the produce of North and South.
Coin Values: The rarest are the 1870-S, the Proof-only 1875 and 1876, and the elusive 1854-D. Values range from a 1856-S VF-20 Gold $3 that sold for $650, while a 1887 Proof-64+ DCAM Gold $3 sold for $12,500
1854 Gold $3 Indian Princess Head