1863 3C Three Cents, Judd-320, Pollock-385, High R.7, PR66 PCGS. CAC. EX: Denali Collection....

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1863 Three Cents in Aluminum
Judd-320, PR66

1863 3C Three Cents, Judd-320, Pollock-385, High R.7, PR66 PCGS. CAC. EX: Denali Collection. Ex: Denali Collection. This rare pattern is approximately the diameter of a large cent, and, in fact, the portrait is from a Petite Head device punch. Thirteen stars about create further nostalgia for the obsolete denomination, last coined in 1857. The reverse, however, is more reminiscent of the as-issued 1864 two cent piece, although the denomination is designated as 3 CENTS within a small wreath, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA completing the statutory legends. Struck in aluminum with a plain edge. The usually encountered examples were struck in copper and number about 50-60 pieces. However, aluminum strikings like this are very rare with only five pieces traced. Allegedly, the aluminum pieces were struck on thick and thin planchets. This example appears to be a thin-planchet variant. This is a bright, unoxidized example with the usually seen contrast between the fields and devices.
Ex: Garrett Collection, Part II (Bowers and Ruddy, 3/1980), lot 977; The Great '80 Sale (Hughes, 7/1980), lot 39.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 60477, Greysheet# 12583)

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