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_68 ( gold INTEGER, total VARCHAR, silver VARCHAR, rank VARCHAR )

### Question ###
What is the gold when silver is less than 1, rank is 12, and total is less than 3?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT MAX(gold) FROM table_name_68 WHERE silver < 1 AND rank = 12 AND total < 3