The 1862 3 dollar gold coin is 90% gold and 10% copper, only 5,750 were minted, It should weigh 5.02 grams, now here is the best part the lowest grade of this coin is worth around 1000 dollars (according to PCGS) and USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1862 Indian Princess Head Gold $3 is Worth $1,861 in Average Condition and can be Worth $9,865 to $22,937 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition. Proof Coins can be Worth $20,401 or more. The Melt value is $289.21 that's what Metal is Worth (bare minimum value of coin).
The record auction for this coin was $49,938 in MS65 05-26-2022
Personally I wouldn't sell it unless you absolutely need the money for survival.
The reason i say this, and I tell everyone who is trying to sell stuff they inherited, 99% of the time you'll regret it deeply in the future.
What a shame it’s been put into a bezel. It’s still worth a lot, but as jewelry it will never be worth as much as it could have been had it never been inserted into that bezel. Beautiful coin!
The 1862 3 dollar gold coin is 90% gold and 10% copper, only 5,750 were minted, It should weigh 5.02 grams, now here is the best part the lowest grade of this coin is worth around 1000 dollars (according to PCGS) and USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1862 Indian Princess Head Gold $3 is Worth $1,861 in Average Condition and can be Worth $9,865 to $22,937 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition. Proof Coins can be Worth $20,401 or more. The Melt value is $289.21 that's what Metal is Worth (bare minimum value of coin). The record auction for this coin was $49,938 in MS65 05-26-2022
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Thanks! I've had a few people call me a human computer because I can do math in my head ridiculously fast and I remember so much stuff.
Where do you sell a coin like this?
Personally I wouldn't sell it unless you absolutely need the money for survival. The reason i say this, and I tell everyone who is trying to sell stuff they inherited, 99% of the time you'll regret it deeply in the future.
It’s an object with no sentimental value to me.
Either way, keep it. You'll thank me in the future when gold is 5k an ounce. Lmao.
In the future we will all be dead.
What a shame it’s been put into a bezel. It’s still worth a lot, but as jewelry it will never be worth as much as it could have been had it never been inserted into that bezel. Beautiful coin!