Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 36

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Silver Three Cent Pieces

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1554		1851-O Silver Three Cents. NGC graded MS-66. Nice original toning. Reflective surfaces. Attractive cartwheel luster graces the satiny, to semi-prooflike surfaces of this toned gem. A blend of light golden brown and blue-silver on both sides. The strike is somewhat soft on the shield edge and center, though the other design elements are sharp. New Orleans is the only branch mint ever authorized to strike a three-cent silver. 750,000 pieces were minted. Pop 11; 3 finer in 67. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,795
Lot 1555		1852 Silver Three Cents. PCGS graded MS-65. A frosty silvery gray gem. Smooth satiny gray luster with all the charm and appeal expected of the MS65 grade. An early Type 1 example this is mainly well struck on the date and legends C III, but the shield has weak lines at the center. Pop 139; 76 finer. (PCGS # 3666) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1556		1855 Silver Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 64. Well struck with natural toning. Probably 30-35 Proofs are left in collectors' hands today, making this a very rare issue. It is likely that all were offered as part of the copper-silver Proof sets of the year, meaning that perhaps as many as 50-60 sets were originally produced. Proofs of this issue show die file marks near STAT(ES O)F. The digits in the date are prominently double punched with the original numerals too low, with all devices crisp and sharp. Apparently the Mint had difficulty with other Proofs. The Proof 1855 Dime is also prominently double punched and some of the half dollars are overdates. The surfaces on this piece are smoothly mirrored with a deep overlay of gray and steel iridescence. toning on each side. Identifiable by a curved lint mark to the left of the denomination and a short, straight one to the right. Extremely rare and one of the choicest examples known. Pop 3; 5 finer; 3 in 65; 2 in 66. (PCGS # 3702) . Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,590
Lot 1557		1857 Silver Three Cents. PCGS graded MS-65. Delicate golden toning. A radiant toned gem of the kind of quality one likes to describe for bidders of this actively sought (and scarce) Type 2 date. Careening cartwheel luster blends easily with pale golden brown highlights on the frosted surfaces. Pop 26; 6 finer in 66. (PCGS # 3673) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 1558		1858 Silver Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 64. Well struck with lovely rainbow toning. The delightfully original mirror-smooth surfaces are alive with color from rim to rim with no carbon spotting to report. Sharply struck and fully lustrous, both sides possess eye appeal to spare. Also, such an early Type 2 Proof is desirable with this exact strike, even though we need to point out some examples show signs of weakness in the central regions, this coin is a brilliant exception to that rule. It has sharpness everywhere with the possible exception of the lower left hand double-outline of the star, where die polishing has left the image slightly broken or merged with the reflective field. Approximately 300 Proofs struck. Pop 31; 18 in 65; 9 in 66. (PCGS # 3705) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,370
Lot 1559		1860 Silver Three Cents. NGC graded Proof 65. Nicely toned. Gem proof example for the type 3 variety. A wonderfully toned gem with bursts of faint gold, purple lilac, and dusky gray on both sides. Nicely struck, as well, with just outstanding detail in the star outlines and most of the shield (the top ball of the design of the shield is a little flat). Proofs this year, while not rare, are elusive in Gem quality since early collectors often mishandled the delicate surface of their Proof coins. Pop 10; 3 in 66; 1 in 68. Estimated Value $2,750 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 1560		1863 Silver Three Cents. PCGS graded MS-66. Well struck with semi-prooflike surfaces all delicately toned. A frosty gem with eruptions of faint gold, rose, and silvery violt on both sides. Thoroughly and fully struck, with not even a hint of limitation in the detail at the star, the star outlines, or the central shield. Only 21,460 minted. Old green holder. Pop 15; 4 in MS-68. (PCGS # 3682) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1561		1873 Silver Three Cents. PCGS graded Proof 65 PQ. Lovely toning on both sides. Well struck. Only 600 struck, all as proofs. Pop 10; 10 in 66; 2 in 67. Lustrous, satiny to Proof-finish surfaces display rich colors and splendid iridescence, with the overall appearance greatly bolstered by sharp details. Regarding this date, 1873 is the final date in the series, and is also the only Proof-only issue (PCGS # 3724) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645