Three-Cent Piece, Silver, 1856, NGC MS 65 CAC

A splendidly preserved coin, with pale silvery lustre overlaid with mottled toning ranging from pinkish gold to iridescent green. Somewhat unevenly struck at the peripheries; the shield exhibits the same weakness as the specimen on the NGC website.

Certificate number: 201410-002 (NGC 4 holder). NGC cites sixteen of comparable grade to this example, only six finer, MS 66 the finest. CAC records twelve at this level, and nine finer, a single MS 67 the finest. The collector’s notes indicate that when this specimen was certified the population at this grade was 3. (02-18)