United States: copper-nickel 3-cent piece, Liberty Head type, 1866

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Definitely one of my favorite US coin series, and that is a beautiful example. If it wasn't for the 1884 and 1885 I would definitely work on a circulation strike set.

 

I gave it an 8. The Nickel Three Cent Piece is one of my least favorite series, but this coin is attractive with its unusual colorful toning. You probably could never show me one of these coins that would get a 10 from me. So 8 is actually a rave for me.

 

As a three cent nickel collector this is a sweet coin grade, color is so natural for this series.
I gave it a 10 nice specimen Rob.....two thumbs up.

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Not a coin I'm interested in collecting, so only gave it a 3. This is a good looking coin though. No problems with that.

 

Pretty coin. I gave it a 9. Looks like it has a bit of clash marks showing.
I love the color these things can have.

 

Very appealing coin of the type and I like the type a lot so it has everything going for it to my little eye.

 

Nice coin. I give it an 8.

 

Beautiful coin. I gave it an 8. If I had interest in this series I may have voted 9 or even 10. If I had some spare cash burning a hole in my pocket at a convention I might buy it just because.

 

In my opinion nothing is perfect but this coin is a high 91/2. Nice post thank you. Be safe

 

I gave it a 10 as any coin in this condition is a keeper for me. I think that even having it re-slabbed they got it wrong. Why not give it a 62 ¾? LOL To me, it looks nicer than that, but I'm just a novice grader in progress. LOL

 

9. I like all the weird denomination series'. And this coin is killer.

 

I like the coin and the series, but this coin lacks pizzazz. 1866 is a common date and there are plenty of Mint State coins available.

 

I gave it a 10. You just don't see them that nice very often.

 

I'M looking at a 1886 NGC PF-67 FOR $896 AND A 1886 PCGS PR-67 CAM FOR $1395. I will purchase the pcgs coin! An aside: Still having to use an incognito window to access cointalk!

 

True the 1866 was a large mintage, and this coin has all the pizzazz one could ask for, first its under graded ,as to my eye the tpg judged this more so on strike..... than anything else, next the rpd and again yes there were lots of rpds in the 1866 CN , however this one is a rarer one. So yeah undergraded by at least 1 pt. A rarer variety, on a 150+ year old coin in uncirculated condition.....plus the variety premium makes this 3CN a $1000.00+ coin.

And yes this series is just about impossible to build a date set in MS.
However what this series does offer is the history behinde it. The series has lots of varieties....as well unbelievable clashes, and die cracks!
And lastly as a few have posted the color of these go from battle ship grey to unbelievable copper toned colors.
Its a shame that most never explore this series. Another thing ive notice is most dealers will just about give them away....lack of interest by most collectors .
I have several toned very simular to the op's coin..... and would pull the trigger on any like it ,if one was available at a good price.

 

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Since the 3CN is my favorite series I gave it a 10; no respect, no respect at all. One of these days I hope to put together a complete series, both proof and MS. But then again, I hope to live to 100.