1883 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-67+ (PCGS).Offered is a truly remarkable Superb Gem Mint State example of a circulation strike three-cent nickel that is highly elusive even in worn condition. Otherwise satiny in texture, the surfaces do reveal extremely subtle semi-reflective tendencies in the fields. Lightly toned in iridescent gold and rose with a razor sharp strike.The 1883 is one of the leading circulation strike rarities in the often overlooked nickel three-cent series of 1865 to 1889. This is the first issue of the type with fewer than 20,000 coins struck, and one of just four with a mintage of 5,000 or fewer pieces (discounting the Proof-only 1877, 1878 and 1886). For the 1883 the Philadelphia Mint delivered only 4,000 circulation strikes, survivors of which are seldom encountered in any grade, and certainly much less so than those of the years 6,609-piece Proof issue. With even a circulated survivor representing an important find, our offering of this Top-Pop rarity is an event the significance of which cannot be overstated.The PCGS CoinFacts Plate Coin.
