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Three-Cent Piece, Silver, 1865, NGC MS 65
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- silver
A spectacularly toned example; the obverse of deep electric blue with the lines of the star outlined in magenta; a flash of iridescent gold below the C blooms into purple before fading to a pale iridescent sea green. Well struck from clashed dies, the 5 repunched, with semi-prooflike fields.
Catalogue Note
Certificate number: 181138-002 (NGC 5 holder). NGC cites nine so-graded, twenty-one finer, a single in MS 68 the finest. The collector’s notes indicate that when this specimen was certified the population at this grade was 2. (02-18)