1862 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-66 (NGC). CAC.This is an endearing Gem with fulsome satin luster, boldly impressed devices, and pretty toning here and there around the peripheries. The 1862 is one of the more readily obtainable silver three-cent pieces in Mint State, this despite a limited mintage of 343,000 pieces. The onset of the Civil War in 1861 and the disappearance of silver from circulation in the East and Midwest beginning in December of that year almost certainly resulted in many circulation strikes of this date being saved. This is particularly fortunate for high grade type collectors seeking a single coin to represent the Type III silver three-cent design of 1859 to 1873.From the High Rise Collection.
