1864 3CS MS (PCGS#3684)
August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1168
- 等级
- MS68
- 价格
- 79,196
- 详细说明
- Ultra Gem 1864 Three-Cent Silver
None finer at NGC
1864 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-68 (NGC).
A virtually perfect jewel with dense, frosty luster that is rarely encountered on this type. The sharp devices are complemented by a silky and prooflike complexion in the fields on both sides. Largely platinum-white and brilliant, a hint of honey-gold toning adorns the rims throughout. This lovely three-cent piece is fully deserving of the impressive grade and would do justice to the finest silver three-cent collection or advanced type set. None have been graded finer by NGC in any category.
Produced during the penultimate year of the Civil War, the 1864 silver three-cent piece emerged during a time when silver coinage was no longer found in circulation in the Eastern and Midwestern United States. Such pieces had disappeared from commercial channels in the spring of 1862. The circulation strike mintage for this issue amounted to a mere 12,000 pieces. Even common date silver three-cent pieces such as the 1851, 1852 and 1853 are notable condition rarities when offered in the finest Mint State grades. To encounter a Ultra Gem survivor of a scarce, low mintage issue such as the 1864 is even more remarkable. This is certainly one of the nicest examples of the issue that we have ever offered and is deserving of strong bids.
NGC Census: 5; none finer in this category.
PCGS# 3684. NGC ID: 22ZE.
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