1863 3C J-319 Res, RB PR(PCGS#70476)

1863 3C J-319 Res, RB PR (PCGS#70476)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Description du lot: 1863 Pattern Three-Cent Piece. Judd-319 Restrike, Pollock-384. Rarity-5. Bronze. Plain Edge. Proof-65 RB (PCGS). CAC. Obv:A head of Liberty faces left with 13 stars around the border and the date 1863 below. Liberty is wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY. This design is very similar to that used for regular issue Braided Hair cent production from 1843 to 1857. Rev:A laurel wreath surrounds the denomination 3 CENTS with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border. Semi-brilliant in finish with wisps of iridescent blue and rose to otherwise sandy-tan surfaces. Patterns of this type were produced in response to a proposal to make bronze three-cent pieces at a time when all silver and gold coins were absent from circulation in the East and Midwest and before the two-cent, nickel three-cent and nickel five-cent coins had become a reality. Provenance: From our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection, May 1996, lot 157. PCGS Population: 3; 0 finer in this category. PCGS# 70476. Click here for certification details from PCGS.