1873 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Close 3. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC.A brilliant and flashy Gem with intense satin luster to both sides. From a mintage of 390,000 circulation strikes, Mint State survivors of which are moderately scarce in an absolute sense and scarce at the MS-65 level, offered here.PCGS# 3739. NGC ID: 22NP.CAC Population: 8; 9.From the Collection of James Allaire Millholland, 1842-1911.