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THREE DOLLARS (1854-1889) Three Dollar Gold Pieces were issued every year from 1854 to 1889. This unusual denomination boasts an indirect tie-in with the stamp collecting community -- the price of a first class postage stamp was 3¢ during the years in which this denomination was minted. Thus, the $3.00 Gold Piece was perfect for purchasing a complete sheet of 100 stamps. Only a few dates in this series can be considered common (1854, 1874, 1878) and the majority of the dates in this series have mintages below 10,000 coins. Highlights of the series include the unique 1870-S Three-Dollar Gold Piece, the Proof-only 1875 and 1876, and the elusive 1854-D (the only Three-Dollar Gold Piece struck at the Dahlonega, Georgia Mint. THREE DOLLARS (1854-1889) Below is a complete listing of all the date and mintmark combinations that appear in the Three Dollar Gold Piece series. Click on any date to learn more. DATE MINTAGE FOR CIRCULATION MINTAGE OF PROOFS NOTES 1854 138,618 est. 10   1854-D 1,120 0   1854-O 24,000 0   1855 50,555 est. 10   1855-S 6,600 est. 2   1856 26,010 est. 10   1856-S 34,500 0 Small and medium S varieties exist. 1857 20,891 est. 10   1857-S 14,000 0   1858 2,133 est. 10   1859 15,558 80   1860 7,036 119   1860-S 4,408 0 7,000 were minted, but 2,592 were melted by the Mint. 1861 5,959 113   1862 5,750 35   1863 5,000 39   1864 2,630 50   1865 1,140 est. 30 Rare Restrikes exist of the Proofs. 1866 4,000 30   1867 2,600 50   1868 4,850 25 Varieties show traces of overdating. 1869 2,500 25 Varieties show traces of overdating. 1870 3,500 35   1870-S 2? 0 Only one example has ever appeared on the market - it sold for $687,500 in 1982. 1871 1,300 30   1872 2,000 30   1873 est. 100 est. 40 Open and Closed 3 varieties. 1874 41,800 20   1875 0 20 Only Proofs were struck this year. 1876 0 est. 50 Only Proofs were struck this year. 1877 1,468 20   1878 82,304 20 Varieties show traces of overdating. 1879 3,000 30   1880 1,000 36   1881 500 est. 60   1882 1,500 76   1883 900 89   1884 1,000 106   1885 801 109   1886 1,000 142   1887 6,000 160   1888 5,000 291   1889 2,300 129   << BACK Three Dollars - Three Dollar Gold Pieces - U.S. Rare Coin Investments Have a question? Contact us here Have a friend who might be interested? Inform them about us now! Your E-mail: Your Name: Friend's E-mail: Friend's Name: Send to a Friend