Three Dollar Gold Pieces: 1854 to 1889. Indirect tie-in with stamp collectors, price of a first class stamp was 3¢. $3.00 Gold Piece was for purchasing a complete sheet of 100 stamps. Few dates are common 1854, 1874, 1878; majority have mintages <10,000. Highlights of the series: 1870-S, PF1875 & 1876, elusive 1854-D.