1870 3CS MS(PCGS#3691)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

2467

Grade

MS64

Prix

2 040

Description du lot

1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-64 (NGC). CAC. Brilliant apart from subtle champagne-pink peripheral toning, this is a lovely near-Gem with a decidedly prooflike finish from the dies. 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 circulation strike silver three-cent pieces in 1870. Mint State survivors are scarce to rare in all grades. Provenance: From the Henry Collection. NGC Census: 30; 16 finer (MS-68 * finest). PCGS# 3691. NGC ID: 22ZL. Click here for certification details from NGC.