Three-Cent Piece, Silver, 1855, NGC MS 65 CAC

A splendid, well-struck and virtually unblemished example with satiny lustre. The coin is subtly toned on the obverse in variegated pinks, blues and greens; the reverse is golden at the center with blues and greens toward the rim.

Certificate number: 239596-001 (NGC 5 holder [circa 1992-1995]). NGC cites nine of comparable grade to this example, only five finer, all MS 66. CAC cites ten at this level, and five finer (MS 66). The collector’s notes indicate that when this specimen was certified the population at this grade was 2. (02-18)