1854-O Indian Three-dollar Gold

HBCC#:

4003

Breen#:

6349

BD#:

n/a

Judd#:

n/a

Pollock#:

n/a

Like the Dahlonega Mint issue, this example is the only three-dollar gold coinage date struck in New Orleans. Although 24,000 were struck, very few high quality survivors are known. While the mint at Dahlonega was a specialty facility, producing only gold coinage, the New Orleans Mint also coined silver issues and remained in operation, intermittently, until 1909. The reverse die has been lapped, a polishing process designed to eliminate clash marks and other small defects. The process also removed certain shallow design elements, including fine details of the wreath.

Provenance:

Purchased from Joe Flynn, Sr. Coin Co., July 31, 1973.

Obverse:

Reverse:

Commentary:

(adapted): "Obverse: J.B.L. truncated. Reverse: Small DOLLARS. Severely lapped. Left interior leaf but a small remnant, that on right gone. Ribbon tops gone at left and lower right. Shallow, thin mintmark. No cracks."