1873 5C Open 3 MS(PCGS#3800)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1422

Grade

MS67

Price

15,600

Lot Description

An exciting offering for quality-conscious type collectors and Shield nickel specialists, this is the single finest certified example of the 1873 Open 3. Exquisite satin surfaces are expectably smooth for the assigned grade. Brilliant apart from subtle iridescent champagne highlights, an exceptionally sharp strike for a nickel five-cent piece of this type further enhances this coin's already considerable appeal. From an estimated mintage of 2,000,0000 coins for the circulation strike 1873 Open 3 (per Q. David Bowers, 2006), the typical Mint State survivor of which is confined to lower grades due to poor definition and/or lackluster surfaces. This is a true wonder coin worthy of the strongest bids.