1856 3CS Three Cent Silver Piece NGC MS 61 Uncirculated Toned Better Date Original

An 1856 better date three cent silver piece graded MS 61 by NGC. It carries a great strike throughout both sides with heavily toned original surfaces. A slightly better date to the series that is not often available in an affordable mint state grade such as this one. This date holds a mintage of 1,458,000. Of this mintage, the PCGS Coin Facts estimates that only 2,000 have survived in all grades today with only 400 still existing in Mint State 60 or higher condition! This coin is one of only 16 graded MS 61 by NGC.