USA (San Francisco Mint), gold $3 Indian Princess, 1856-S, PCGS XF

USA (San Francisco Mint), gold $3 Indian Princess, 1856-S, PCGS XF 45, with pinch of gold. A popular and rare denomination in all regards, let alone from the SS Central America! This $3 piece saw minor circulation in the months preceding the wreck, though the outer legends and wreath retain sharp details. Its pale golden fields retain plenty of luster. Housed in a special PCGS slab with a pinch of gold (about 1.5 grams) from the shipwreck, the label hand-signed by chief scientist Bob Evans, also with promotional cardboard box and certificate from PCGS. Recovered from: S.S. Central America, sunk in 1857 in deep water off North Carolina


Estimate: 3500 - 5000 USD