1854-D Three-Dollar Gold Piece. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. The scarcity of this issue in an absolute sense and the rarity of CAC-approved AU examples confirms the significance of this offering for advanced gold enthusiasts. Pretty honey-gold surfaces are enhanced by a tinge of pale champagne-pink iridescence. Plenty of luster remains, and it is most intense in the protected areas around the design elements. Well struck over the focal features, all of which are boldly to sharply defined in the absence of all but light high point wear. An impressively smooth appearance adds to the appeal of this PQ 1854-D $3. PCGS# 7970. NGC ID: 25M4. CAC Population: 17 in all AU grades.
