Three-Cent Piece, Silver, 1851, NGC MS 65

Fully struck, with deep mottled gold and russet toning on the obverse and more variegated silver, blue and gold hues on the reverse.

Certificate number: 145223-001 (NGC 4 holder). Of 1,300 submissions to NGC, one hundred eighty are of comparable grade to this example, and ninety-two finer (two MS 67+ the finest). The collector’s notes indicate that when this specimen was certified the population at this grade was 63. (02-18)