1873 1C Closed 3 MS66 Red PCGS....

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Immaculate MS66 Red 1873 Closed 3 Cent

1873 1C Closed 3 MS66 Red PCGS. After delivering approximately 3 million 1873-dated coins, the Mint changed the date punch for the Indian cent to display an open 3 in the date. The initial date punch, which has come to be known as the Closed 3, resembled the date 1878 too closely with the result that Chief Coiner Archibald Loudon Snowden filed a formal complaint on January 18, 1873. The balance of the 11.6 million-coin 1873 delivery comprised coins of the Open 3 variety. With a much lower original mintage, the Closed 3 is the rarer of the two date styles produced this year. Examples are even more difficult to find with strong eye appeal because many survivors are plagued by streaky toning and/or inadequate striking detail. Not so the present Premium Gem. Every element of the timeless design is at least boldly impressed, and most are sharp. The bright, lustrous surfaces reveal well-blended gold, orange, and red colors that leave little doubt about this coin's originality. There are no outwardly distracting blemishes, but pedigree of this important coin compel us to mention a tiny obverse spot in the field above the 7 in the date. Combined NGC and PCGS population at the MS66 Red level is a mere four coins, and there is only one finer (3/09).
Ex: Joseph P. Gorrell Collection (Heritage, 1/2003), lot 4431.
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 227X, PCGS# 2111, Greysheet# 1331)

Weight: 3.11 grams

Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin & Zinc

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