1862/1 3CS Overdate, FS-301 MS(PCGS#38580)

1862/1 3CS Overdate, FS-301 MS (PCGS#38580)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Lot Description: Among the finest known for the variety, this lovely coin exhibits a smooth, softly frosted texture on both sides. The surfaces are essentially brilliant in the centers with halos of lovely iridescent pinkish-apricot at the borders. Sharply struck and expertly preserved, there is much to recommend this offering to advanced numismatists.<p>According to Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton in their popular <em>Cherrypickers' Guide</em> (2015 edition), this well known overdate was discovered by John Cobb in 1963. The authors further note, "The overdate is believed to be due more to economy (the Mint having used a good die another year) than to error." While we have handled a number of Gems over the years, Superb Gems in MS-67 are very rare and seldom encountered in today's market. At MS-67+, the offered coin is at the apex of Condition Census.<p>Both sides reveal bold clash marks in the fields that extend into the center on the reverse, where the impression of the obverse shield is clear within the digits in the Roman numeral III. The obverse is also lightly cracked around the periphery: through the tops of the digits in the date; from the right border through the upright of the letter R in AMERICA; from the lower border, through the digit 1 in the date, into the bottom of the star.