1869 Silver Three-Cent Piece. Proof-65 (PCGS). CAC.;Mottled antique copper, steel gray, powder blue and reddish-apricot patina adorns both sides of this Gem Proof silver three-cent piece. Fully struck, this handsomely original Gem also features a mirrored finish in the fields. The 1869 trime is virtually unobtainable in circulation strike form at this grade level.;From our (Stacks) sale of the S.S. Forrest, Jr. Collection, September 1972, part of lot 872.