THREE-CENT PIECE, SILVER, 1862, NGC MS 65 CAC (GOLD)

Well struck from clashed dies; fully lustrous, with the silver ground overlaid with pale sea-green, blue, and magenta. An exceptionally appealing example.

Certificate number: 233430-001 (NGC 4 holder). NGC cites two hundred and twenty-two so-graded, one hundred and fifty-three finer, twenty-four in MS 67 the finest. CAC cites three at this level, and none finer. The collector’s notes indicate that when this specimen was certified the population at this grade was 107. (02-18)