1867 THREE CENTS - SILVER
PCGS Nos: 3687, 3717
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 4,000
Proofs: 625
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±14.3
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 75%
Copper - 25%
Weight: ±12.4
grains (±.8 grams)
Edge: Plain
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) just right of the opening of the C on the reverse.
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Images courtesy of R.M.
Smythe
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-67.
The finest Proof Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 2 PRCA-67's.
Recent appearances:
NGC Proof-67. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7,
2000, Lot 5984, plated, sold for $4,600.00
Gem Brilliant Proof (illustrated above). Ex - R.M. Smythe "Nebraska Part
IV", November 17, 2000, Lot 1607
Brilliant Proof 64. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 4190,
not illustrated, not sold
PCGS Proof 63. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 4191,
not illustrated, sold for $373.75
PCGS Proof 63. Ex -
Superior Galleries' "Pre-Long Beach Sale", October 1-3, 2000, Lot 4192,
not illustrated, sold for $345.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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