Three-Cent Piece, Silver, 1854, NGC MS 65 CAC

A superb example with essentially no flaws. With full mint lustre, and attractively toned with splashes of iridescent gold, green and blue. The obverse shows evidence of clashed dies, while the reverse shows the start of a bisecting die crack, with two breaks extending toward the center from opposite edges of the coin.

Certificate number: 232241-007 (NGC 4 holder). NGC cites twenty-seven of comparable grade to this example, and only six finer (MS 67 the finest). CAC records twenty-four; with fourteen finer. The collector’s notes indicate that when this specimen was certified the population at this grade was 8. (02-18)