Anno di emissione 1866
Bordo Pianura
Certificazione PCGS
Face value 3 cents
Forma Rotondo
Grading MS/PR-62
Metallo Rame-Nichel
Officine Philadelphia
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Obverse: bust of Liberty in coronet, left.
Reverse: Roman numeral III within laurel wreath.
Issuer: United States of America, Philadelphia Mint.
Specifications: copper-nickel, 17.9 mm, 1.94 g. Mintage: 4,801,000.
Grade: PCGS MS62+; cert. #37681959.
Reference: PCGS-3732, Numista-5336, Krause-Mishler-95.
Provenance: ex-Dr. Robert Owens ("Bob13" on Collectors Universe), 11 April 2019.
Notes: James B. Longacre's Liberty Head three-cent pieces ("three-cent nickels") made their debut in mid-1865, following the end of the Civil War. There had already been silver three-cent pieces ("trimes") in circulation since 1851, so for a time, the United states had two different types of three-cent coins in production at the same time, which might seem rather odd and redundant to us today.
Comments: This 1866 three-cent nickel is a common date in a relatively common series, and thus not an extremely valuable coin in MS62 ("plus" grade notwithstanding). However, thanks to near-perfect pastel "target" toning, this particular example has eye appeal far exceeding its modest technical grade. These are a rather underappreciated series which are not widely collected, but purely from an artistic standpoint, I think their simple, classical design is superior to that of their tinier trime counterparts.
This coin was previously housed in an NGC MS62 holder. It gained the plus-grade upon resubmission to PCGS.
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