Three-Cent Piece, Silver, 1853, NGC MS 65 CAC

A very sharply struck example. With full original mint lustre, rippling fields, and areas of somewhat mottled iridescent hues. The obverse shows evidence of die clashing.

Certificate number: 230310-002 (NGC 4 holder). NGC cites seventy-one of comparable grade to this example, and forty-nine finer. CAC records twenty-two at this grade. The collector’s notes indicate that when this specimen was certified the population at this grade was 23. (02-18)