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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26684495, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>United States: 1888 proof copper-nickel 3-cent piece, Liberty Head type</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">PCGS PR66 CAM.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/56828533" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/56828533" rel="nofollow">Cert. #56828533</a>.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.cacgrading.com/lookup/56828533" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cacgrading.com/lookup/56828533" rel="nofollow">CAC verified</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/5336" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/5336" rel="nofollow">Numista-5336</a>, Krause-Mishler-95.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Mintage: 4,582.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-<a href="https://www.northeastcoin.com/viewImageStandalone.jsp;jsessionid=E5C73559F0E442CC9E004C4417F9B6B1?itemKey=zi07_40000045035" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.northeastcoin.com/viewImageStandalone.jsp;jsessionid=E5C73559F0E442CC9E004C4417F9B6B1?itemKey=zi07_40000045035" rel="nofollow">Northeast Numismatics</a>, 7 February 2026.&nbsp; Acquired in a <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-swap-with-nen-2-of-my-coins-some-cash-for-their-1-coin.421205/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-swap-with-nen-2-of-my-coins-some-cash-for-their-1-coin.421205/">swap deal</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The copper-nickel three-cent piece is an interesting denomination and type, yet also one of the more reasonably affordable 19th century type coins in proof format.&nbsp; This one has attractive cameo (CAM) contrast, is in supergem grade, and is also confirmed in that grade by the Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC), which affixed their popular &quot;green bean&quot; sticker to the slab.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">It supersedes by one grade point my previous best example of the type, which was also an 1888, in <a href="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/unJKTOH5Qv6CTpBiorqr_USA-3cN-1888-057500-coin-lg.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/unJKTOH5Qv6CTpBiorqr_USA-3cN-1888-057500-coin-lg.jpg" rel="nofollow">PCGS PR65 CAM</a> (no CAC).&nbsp; That prior coin was a bit more toned than this one, which has only very subtle goldish toning.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1702719[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1702720[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1702721[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1702722[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1702723[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">081000</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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