1865 3CS MS(PCGS#3685)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3018

等级

MS68

价格

361,612

详细说明

A significant condition rarity whose offering here follows on our sale of the unique 1865 trime in PCGS/CAC MS-69 that realized $180,000 in our August 2024 Global Showcase Auction. Nealy as pristine, and exceptionally so in a circulation strike three-cent silver, the enchanting surfaces of this Ultra Gem in PCGS/CAC MS-68 are silky smooth in texture with hardly even a single detracting blemish. The fields are decidedly semi-reflective and host clash marks (as made), which are present on most examples of the issue with which we are familiar and suggest early clashing of the dies. Satiny and fully impressed, the devices are set apart in a manner that provides some semblance of cameo contrast as the coin dips into a light. Otherwise brilliant, blushes of reddish-gold and powder blue iridescence engage the peripheries. To see this coin is to admire it for both its exceptional eye appeal and awesome technical quality.<p>The trend of limited circulation strike silver three-cent issues that began early in the Civil War reached a low for the era of 8,000 pieces in 1865. Survivors are elusive even in worn condition, while Mint State examples are scarce to rare in all grades. Near the pinnacle of numismatic preservation, this pristine-looking beauty is of the utmost desirability. A stellar-quality type coin, and a significant condition rarity for the issue as well as the silver three-cent series in its entirety, the fleeting nature of this offering can hardly be overstated.