1851 3CS (Proof)

Series: Star Three Cent Silvers 1851-1873

PCGS PR66

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PCGS PR63

PCGS #:: 3696

Designer:: James Barton Longacre

Edge:: Plain

Diameter:: 14.30 millimeters

Weight:: 0.80 grams

Mintage:: 4

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: 75% Silver, 25% Copper

Auction Record:: $176,250 • PR66 • 11-16-2012 • Stack's Bowers

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	2	R-9.9	1 / 2	1 / 24
60 or Better	2	R-9.9	1 / 2	1 / 24
65 or Better	1	R-10.0	1 / 2	1 / 24

Survival Estimate
All Grades	2
60 or Better	2
65 or Better	1

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-9.9
60 or Better	R-9.9
65 or Better	R-10.0

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	1 / 2
60 or Better	1 / 2
65 or Better	1 / 2

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	1 / 24
60 or Better	1 / 24
65 or Better	1 / 24

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Image	Pedigree and History
1	PR66 PCGS grade		S.H. & H. Chapman “Nicholas Petry Collection” 5/1893 - J.M. Clapp Collection - John H. Clapp Collection, sold intact in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:859, $61,600 - Stack’s/Bowers 11/2012:3034, $172,500

#1 PR66 PCGS grade

S.H. & H. Chapman “Nicholas Petry Collection” 5/1893 - J.M. Clapp Collection - John H. Clapp Collection, sold intact in 1942 - Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:859, $61,600 - Stack’s/Bowers 11/2012:3034, $172,500

Jaime Hernandez:

One of the great rarieties in the Silver 3 Cent series. The 1851 Proof 3 Cent Silver coins are beleived to have been struck to celebrate the introduction of this new series. Breen indicated there were 4 examples struck in Proof. The PCGS PR66 example is the same coin that was sold in the 1996 Eliasberg Sale. At the time, the currently PCGS PR66 example was described as being in PR65 condition.