1870 3CS MS(PCGS#3691)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1176

Grade

MS64

Price

1,800

Lot Description

1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-64 (PCGS). This predominantly silver gray example is enhanced by splashes of charcoal-russet that are mostly confined to the lower obverse and upper reverse borders. Lustrous overall with a smooth satin to softly frosted texture. Produced during an era when the usefulness of this denomination in commercial channels had long since passed, and silver coinage was absent from circulation in the East and Midwest anyhow, it is little wonder that the Philadelphia Mint delivered a mere 3,000 silver three-cent pieces in 1870. Mint State survivors are scarce to rare in all grades. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS Population: 17; 20 finer (MS-67+ finest). PCGS# 3691. NGC ID: 22ZL. Click here for certification details from PCGS.