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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4620311, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>United States: copper-nickel 3-cent piece, Liberty Head type, 1866</b></font></font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267258[/ATTACH]</p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse:</b> bust of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(personification)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(personification)" rel="nofollow">Liberty</a> in coronet, left.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> Roman numeral III within laurel wreath.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="nofollow">United States of America</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint" rel="nofollow">Philadelphia Mint</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupronickel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupronickel" rel="nofollow">copper-nickel</a>, 17.9 mm, 1.94 g. Mintage: 4,801,000.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade: </b><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/37681959" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/37681959" rel="nofollow">PCGS MS62+</a>; cert. #37681959.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1866-3cn/3732/62" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1866-3cn/3732/62" rel="nofollow">PCGS-3732</a>, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5336.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5336.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-5336</a>, Krause-Mishler-95.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance: </b>ex-Dr. Robert Owens ("<a href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Bob13" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Bob13" rel="nofollow">Bob13</a>" on Collectors Universe), 11 April 2019.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Longacre" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Longacre" rel="nofollow">James B. Longacre's</a> Liberty Head three-cent pieces ("<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-cent_nickel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-cent_nickel" rel="nofollow">three-cent nickels</a>") made their debut in mid-1865, following the end of the Civil War. There had already been <i>silver</i> three-cent pieces ("<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-cent_silver" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-cent_silver" rel="nofollow">trimes</a>") in circulation since 1851, so for a time, the United states had two different types of three-cent coins in production at the same time, which might seem rather odd and redundant to us today. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> This 1866 three-cent nickel is a common date in a relatively common series, and thus not an extremely valuable coin in MS62 ("plus" grade notwithstanding). However, thanks to near-perfect pastel "target" toning, this particular example has eye appeal far exceeding its modest technical grade. These are a rather underappreciated series which are not widely collected, but purely from an artistic standpoint, I think their simple, classical design is superior to that of their tinier trime counterparts.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267258[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267259[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267260[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267261[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267262[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267263[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267264[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1267265[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">017595S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4620311, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]United States: copper-nickel 3-cent piece, Liberty Head type, 1866[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1267258[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse:[/B] bust of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_(personification)']Liberty[/URL] in coronet, left. [B]Reverse:[/B] Roman numeral III within laurel wreath. [B]Issuer:[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States of America[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Mint']Philadelphia Mint[/URL]. [B]Specifications: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupronickel']copper-nickel[/URL], 17.9 mm, 1.94 g. Mintage: 4,801,000. [B]Grade: [/B][URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/37681959']PCGS MS62+[/URL]; cert. #37681959. [B]Reference: [/B][URL='https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1866-3cn/3732/62']PCGS-3732[/URL], [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5336.html']Numista-5336[/URL], Krause-Mishler-95. [B]Provenance: [/B]ex-Dr. Robert Owens ("[URL='https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Bob13']Bob13[/URL]" on Collectors Universe), 11 April 2019. [B]Notes: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._Longacre']James B. Longacre's[/URL] Liberty Head three-cent pieces ("[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-cent_nickel']three-cent nickels[/URL]") made their debut in mid-1865, following the end of the Civil War. There had already been [I]silver[/I] three-cent pieces ("[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-cent_silver']trimes[/URL]") in circulation since 1851, so for a time, the United states had two different types of three-cent coins in production at the same time, which might seem rather odd and redundant to us today. [B]Comments:[/B] This 1866 three-cent nickel is a common date in a relatively common series, and thus not an extremely valuable coin in MS62 ("plus" grade notwithstanding). However, thanks to near-perfect pastel "target" toning, this particular example has eye appeal far exceeding its modest technical grade. These are a rather underappreciated series which are not widely collected, but purely from an artistic standpoint, I think their simple, classical design is superior to that of their tinier trime counterparts.[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1267258[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267259[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267260[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267261[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267262[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267263[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267264[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1267265[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]017595S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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