1858 3CS MS(PCGS#3674)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

4077

Erhaltungsgrad

MS67

Preis

6.600

Losbeschreibung

Vividly toned surfaces are splashed with iridescent colors of reddish-rose, pinkish-apricot and steel-blue. Frosty surfaces are fully lustrous with a remarkably smooth appearance in a Mint State silver three-cent piece of the challenging Type II design. As silver coins flowed back into circulation in the early to mid 1850s, the demand for the three-cent silver denomination gradually waned and soon the little "fish scales" became less popular with the public. By 1858, only 1,603,700 pieces were struck at the Mint, a little more than 10% of the total struck just five years earlier.<p><p>Because the 1858 issue has the largest mintage of the Type II dates, it is particularly well suited for type collectors. Marginally available in the Choice Mint State grades, the issue is especially challenging at Gem and above. A Superb Gem, as here, is a prize for even the most demanding of connoisseurs.