Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_name_42 ( gold INTEGER, silver VARCHAR, total VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What is the smallest number of gold where the total is less than 3 and the silver count is 2?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT MIN(gold) FROM table_name_42 WHERE silver = 2 AND total < 3