A new three cent piece.

[Android]

At the FUN show, Mark Feld showed me this coin, which was unavailable at the time. I've been looking for a pretty toned mint state example for at least a year that was to my liking. I fell for this one almost as soon as I saw it. Fortunately for me, the coin became available and it arrived in the mail today. It's particularly well struck for a Type II, IMO. The entire coin has a faint golden hue. the obverse has a patch of electric blue and purple toning surrounding the date (which doesn't show too well in my picture), and a virtual explosion of pinks, purples, and electric blues on the reverse. The luster is even and pronounced, particularly on the reverse. It's a PCGS MS65 1858

 

[BillJones]

I bought this one for myself at the Baltimore show in December. Yes, it's been dipped out, but it's quite sharp and attractive for the grade. It's a PCGS MS-63, which means that it cost quite a bit less than the beauty that you just purchased, but I didn't want to put a fortune into the the type.

[michael]

wow android that coin is superb and really REALLY scarce/uncommon

 

the eye appeal is superb

 

a great coin with amazing eye appeal and color

 

 

 

michael

[chinook]

Very nice. Being a contrarian, I just love those underappreciated:( read undervalued), 3 cent silvers.

 

Maybe someday they will catch on with the general collecting populace. But I hope its only after I own a few dozen.

[BillJones]

The trouble is I hear comments from collectors to the effect, "I don't want to buy these little coins." (gold dollars, silver three cent pieces, even half dimes) Or you can hear, "I'm only buying this little coin because it is part of the type set. Normally I would not be interested in it." It's a shame, but it's not easy to alter people's opinions.

 

I like the silver three cent pieces, but putting together a date set is a daunting task. After the early 1860s, you are pretty much limited to Proof coins, and even those are not easy to find. The Mint State coins are REALLY scarce becase the tiny mintages were made even smaller because most of the coins were melted and never issued. The Mint State silver three cent coins are very reasonably priced considering their rarity (I've sold them for around $1,000 for MS-64s a few years ago).

 

Size the difficult challange of putting together a complete set, limit the future for these coins IMO.

[Trime-migration]

Android,

i really pretty 1858 3C piece. I like the luster on the reverse and of course the toning is fine.Quality MS65

[TomB]

Nice coin, Andy. Type IIs are tough to find nice. However, I believe there is a problem with this piece, and any other subsequent type coin you buy, as you will pass me with your set as soon as you go about listing another one of your wonderful coins!

 

Please remit any future purchases to my attention. Thank you.

[Oldtrader3]

Nice Type II Trimes are extremely diffcult to find nice, particularly 1858's. Yours is a really nice looking specimin. Many Type III dates are (I think) harder because of the series melt by the mint in 1874. All Trimes from 1854 on are a challenge.