Lot 1439
1865 Nickel Three Cents. NGC graded Proof 65. The first year of issue of this important denomination. The Civil War was winding down when this one was struck, and the country was awash in unpopular postage currency. Congress hoped the 3¢ coin would help replace the postage currency, and struck a large number for circulation. As few collectors were aware of the issue, only 500 or so were struck in Proof, of these NGC has graded 74 this high, with just 17 graded higher. That makes this important coin one of the finest available for date collectors. Frosty devices offest the mirror fields, and this one is free of the usual spots which often mar these. The coin is very sharply impressed by the dies, and the fields show a faint hint of multi-colored toning starting to form. One of the scarcest dates in the series, and always popular for the first year of issue.
Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000.
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