NEWP! My first $3 Princess...
From a great forum member (Thanks @SurfinxHI )
I have always wanted one but just couldn't find one that was reasonable and not all hacked up. Hard to believe that after fifty-odd years of collecting I have never had one...
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Nice!, I've got one each of the $1s 2 $2.50s (one indian one liberty) $3 and $4s next on my list
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The $4 is way out of my league!
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Congratulations. I got my first (and only) one a couple of years ago. It feels good doesn't it? I too have been collecting for over 50 years.
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@Lazybones said:
Hard to believe that after fifty-odd years of collecting I have never had one...
I guess you're not called Lazybones for nothing. LOL!!
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nice pickup !!! I like 3's !!!
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@Lazybones said:
The $4 is way out of my league!Is one more dollar really going to break the bank for you?
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Congrats! Nice coin!
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Congrats!!
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Those are fairly tough to find nice, congrats! Now you need another!
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@ElmerFusterpuck said:
Those are fairly tough to find nice, congrats! Now you need another!Already looking 😝
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I got one about 2 years ago from Gerry Fortin after over 60 years of collecting. My first and only also. Mine is an 1855.
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My first one was an 1878: which one of the “common dates.” It was the last coin I needed to complete the 12 piece gold type set. It graded VF, but I didn’t realize when I traded for it that it had been mounted on the edge in one small spot. I traded a run of the mill BU set of Franklin haves for it.
At least it was genuine. This was in the late 1960s, and counterfeits were a big problem in the $3 gold series. One dealer told me a story about how he won a counterfeit one in a poker game he was playing with other dealers.
I know how trilling it is to get that coin, especially if it completes the type set.
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I have been collecting over 50 years and still do not have one....and likely will not. I like the big gold coins...though my favorite is the $5 Indian.... I do have a small Mexican gold coin I purchased from a fellow at work years ago, he needed some cash. Cheers, RickO
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@ricko said:
I have been collecting over 50 years and still do not have one....and likely will not. I like the big gold coins...though my favorite is the $5 Indian.... I do have a small Mexican gold coin I purchased from a fellow at work years ago, he needed some cash. Cheers, RickOThe Three Dollar Gold Piece is not that small. The planchets are wider and thinner than the dime sized $2.50. Here are some diameters:
Three Dollar Gold 20.5 mm
Five Dollar Indian 21.6 mm
Five Cent Nickel 21.2 mmThe nickel looks a little larger in this photo because it is slightly nearer to the camera.
Here is the $3 gold covering the nickel.
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@BillJones .... Thanks for the pictures...puts it in perspective. I recall seeing a couple at coin shows in the PNW, but that was over twelve years ago and they were slabbed. Cheers, RickO
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There were a bunch of these in the Stacks auction. I looked through them all at lot viewing. I didn’t care for 80% of them but there were some very nice ones too. I’d guess a type collector would be wise to dig through 10-20 or so to find a really nice one. The problem is locating that many to look through. It would be a worthy quest at an ANA or FUN show........ remember those?
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I love them. I got mine just over two years ago. I got lucky finding a slightly better date and in great condition for my budget at least
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Nice pick up, a little Meguiar's PlastX from your local auto store will remove those scratches on your slab in a hot minute. You're not alone, I have never owned one either and I own a bunch of classic gold. I purchase a lot of raw gold and am especially leery of the $3 pieces so I have passed on several at different times.
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@asheland said:
I love them. I got mine just over two years ago. I got lucky finding a slightly better date and in great condition for my budget at leastWow, I see the $3 price tag on the bag, you did good!!!
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I am very outclassed here! This is the only $3 Princess I own. I need to get it reholdered. Feel free to GTG.
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Sweet, $3 gold is cool 😎
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@stownsin said:
I am very outclassed here! This is the only $3 Princess I own. I need to get it reholdered. Feel free to GTG.XF-40?
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@stownsin said:
I need to get it reholdered. Feel free to GTG.
Why do you need to get it reholdered?
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@Lazybones right on the money--WOW!
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@PerryHall the holder is just pretty scratched and scuffed up. Rather have it in a Gold Shield since its my only $3 example.
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@stownsin said:
@Lazybones right on the money--WOW!I think it looks spectacular! I'd rather have an honest XF-40 than a details AU
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Thanks!
It's a true 58, there's wear on the high points, but very UNC looking in hand, flashy semi-prooflike fields. Under 5K mintage, likely all minted from the same dies...1
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