Three-Cent Piece, Silver, 1851, NGC MS 66 CAC

A frosty pale silver, with flashes of gold toward the edges. The obverse a bit weak at the center, with striae, perhaps caused by the drawing bench. The reverse die rotated slightly to 7:00.

Certificate number: 140191-001 (NGC 4 holder [circa August 1989-1992]). Of 1,300 submissions to NGC, seventy-four are of comparable grade to this example, and sixteen finer (two MS 67+ the finest). CAC cites sixty-six at this level. The collector’s notes indicate that when this specimen was certified the population at this grade was 63. (02-18)