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Coin 081 – 1851 Silver Three Cent Pieces NGC MS-67

Coin Number 81 Fantastic luster and wholly satiny with glorious eye appeal and mint freshness. The strike is sharp on the devices and the surfaces are untouched and undiminished. A condition rarity at this lofty grade level, and this is the…
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Coin 082 – 1852 Silver Three Cent Pieces NGC MS-68

Coin Number 82 An essentially perfect example of this date that was struck for circulation but was carefully set aside at the time is was struck and preserved. This is the finest certified not only of the date but of the entire Type I style…
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Coin 083 – 1856 Silver Three Cent Pieces NGC Proof 66

Coin Number 83 This is a scarce Proof example of the 1856 Three Cent piece. About 60 were struck for the year. This one shows the usual light die lines in the mirror fields, with the frosted devices floating high above. Traces of tawny gold…
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Coin 084 – 1858 Silver Three Cent Pieces NGC Proof 67

Coin Number 84 A scarce and desirable example of this Type 2 style Three Cent silver piece. Here the central Star device is now outlined by two additional borders in an attempt to define this device more sharply. The reverse is the same but…
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Coin 085 – 1858 Silver Three Cent Pieces PCGS MS-68

Coin Number 85 This is the finest certified 1858 Three Cent Piece by PCGS and it is alone at the MS68 level. It offers glorious rose and lilac toning on the obverse, richer teal and rose toning on the reverse. The strike is sharp and the preservation…
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Coin 086 – 1862, 2 over 1 Silver Three Cent Pieces NGC MS-67

Coin Number 86 This is a scarce overdate issue and tied with a modest group as one of the finest seen by NGC. Glorious mint frost over surfaces and the strike is sharp. The usual thin die crack crosses through the 1 of the date up toward the…
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Coin 087 – 1863 Silver Three Cent Pieces NGC Proof 67+ Ultra Cameo

Coin Number 87 An astonishing amount of contrast here between the black mirror fields and snow white frost on the devices. This is the third style used for the Three Cent Silver pieces, the obverse now with two fine lines surrounding the star,…
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Coin 088 – 1864 Silver Three Cent Pieces PCGS MS-68

Coin Number 88 One of the finest seen of this date, and of memorable quality. The obverse and reverse are toned with delicate pastel green hues blended with gold and russet. The strike is bold and the devices appear frosty. Surrounding the…
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Coin 089 – 1872 Silver Three Cent Pieces PCGS Proof 68

Coin Number 89 This is a low mintage date, in Proof a total of 950 pieces were coined, but the circulation strikes amounted to a scant 1,000 pieces. This elegant Proof shows royal deep blue toning on both sides with a dash of peripheral deeper…
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Coin 080 – 1851 Silver Three Cent Pieces PCGS Proof 63

Coin Number 80 This is an incredibly rare proof coin. First off the new series was authorized March 3, 1851. Postal rates for prepaid stamps were dropped from 5C to 3C but there was no easy way to pay for these small transactions. Half cents…