1854 $3 Princess Gold Coin - About Uncirculated Venice this coin features the skull

this coin features the skull of a bull on the obverse while the reverse displays a Yucca tree and a map showing the Old Spanish Trail

NGC has graded 56 total coins with just 4 in MS 66 RD and none higher

Tougher variety with sharp detail and pleasing natural surfaces

All are housed in a deluxe Dansco bookshelf album

1854 $3 Princess Gold Coin - About Uncirculated Venice this coin features the skullBy some accounts the primary purpose for the $3 gold coin was to make the purchase of larger quantities of 3 stamps easier. Whatever the reason, this "odd" denomination is always in demand and one of the more interesting coins in U. S. history. Own a nicely detailed $3 Princess for under $1000.