Lot 1322
1850 Pattern Three Cents. Silver, plain edge. Original. Judd-125. Pollock-147. PCGS graded Proof 63. Attractive light pastel toning. Somewhat granular on the high points from insufficient metal reaching the deepest recesses of the die, but otherwise a rare Pattern three-cent silver which has grand overall eye appeal. The above-average rarity complements this, some might say, adds immeasurably to the coin's desirability. When the actual three-cent silver coinage went into production in 1851, Longacre, who designed both this Pattern and the regular issue, chose to go with a simpler motif of a six-pointed star with a shield embedded in it instead of this cap-and-rays design. Pop 19; 10 finer with 9 in 64, 1 in 65 (PCGS # 11536) .
Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400.
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