1869 3CS Wide Date PR(PCGS#3720)

June 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3042

Grade

PR61

Price

1,320

Lot Description

1869/'8' Silver Three-Cent Piece. Breen-2960. Proof-61 (NGC). A second example of this intriguing variety, this piece delivers outstanding eye appeal in the form of vivid multicolored target toning. Swirls of intense midnight-blue and deep rose sit in the center of a web of otherwise antique gold, reddish-rose and steel-blue colors. Wispy handling marks account for the Proof-61 numeric grade, but the strike is full and the mint finish appreciably reflective. NGC no longer recognizes this variety, hence the normal date 1869 attribution on their insert. Provenance: Ex Rich Uhrich, October 2011; Heritage's sale of the Eugene H. Gardner Collection, June 2104, lot 30126. PCGS# 3719. NGC ID: 22ZR. Click here for certification details from NGC.