 Yeoman's "A Guide Book of United States Coins" lists the 1854 as the cheapest three-dollar piece in the lowest listed condition (Very Fine or MS-20) at $825.An 1855-S in proof is the record holder in sales price for the denomination, selling at auction in 2011 for $1,322,500.In 1934, Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross wrote in her annual report that a total of 539,792 three-dollar pieces had been coined, of which 452,572 were struck at Philadelphia, 62,350 at San Francisco (not including the 1870-S), 24,000 at New Orleans, and 1,120 at Dahlonega.