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$3 INDIAN PRINCESS
Diameter:
Weight:
Composition:
Net
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20.6 millimeters
5.015 grams
.900 gold, .100 copper
.14512 Oz. pure gold |
Coin not to scale
Important $3 Indian Princess Facts...
- Minted 1854-1889
- The $3 Indian is one of two
“key” coins in the ever
popular 12-piece gold
coin type set
- Total of just over 535,000
$3 Indian Princess coins
minted over 35-years, a
relatively small number
- After 1889, the $3 denomination
coin was never issued again
- Relatively few have survived in
mint state condition.
- Most surviving coins usually
found in Very Fine or Extremely
Fine condition
ª There are two distinct reverse
designs in the series. The 1854 is
the only year which used small
lettering to denote the dollar
denomination
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No coin minted
D = Dahlonega
P = Philadelphia
S = San Francisco
O = New Orleans
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Key Dates |
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Total Minted |
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1883 |
900 |
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1885 |
6,600 |
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1854 |
24,000 |
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