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Three Cent Silvers Hit New Price Record

June 24, 2014 @ 12:07 AM

It was wonderful to see several new price records set at yesterdays Heritage auction in New York City for three cent silvers....

 

The top three as I see it... first a new high price of $ 64,625 (with the buyers premium)

1854 Three Cent Silver, Splendid MS68
Sole Finest Type Two Example at PCGS
A Coin of Remarkable Quality

1854 3CS MS68 PCGS. CAC. This splendid 1854 three cent silver is the sole finest of the entire Type Two design certified at PCGS, regardless of date. This piece is a happy confluence of a bold strike, generous luster, and particularly attractive patina combined with zero grade-affecting distractions. The clash marks visible in the fields on each side are virtually a given, completely predictable on this ...

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