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Entry Details

PCGS Number: 3691
Coin Date: 1870
Denomination (Short): 3cS
Denomination (Long): 3-Cent Silver
Desg: MS
Composition: 0.9 silver; 0.1 copper
Mintage: 3,000
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Three cent silver
Coinage Years: 1859-1873
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 14
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 0.75
Weight (Ounces): 0.02646
Designer: James B. Longacre
Edge: Plain
Obverse Description: A six-pointed star with a harp in the center is surrounded by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on the periphery and the date positioned at the bottom. For the type III issues (1859-73) there is a single frame line around the star.
Reverse Description: The roman numeral III is centered in the design ensconced in a large, bejeweled letter C surrounded by 13 stars on the periphery. An olive sprig is added above the roman numerals.
General Notes: With only the 1872 having a lower mintage, the 1870 had just 3,000 coins originally produced. Mint State examples are scarce with gems having many levels of rarity. MS65 is very scarce and MS66 is very rare. Any MS67 examples or finer are extreme rarities. This issue is normally struck very strongly with clash-marks being only a minor issue.
NGC ID: 22ZL

1870 3cS

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AG3	$390.00
G4	$520.00
G6	$552.00
VG8	$585.00
VG10	$618.00
F12	$715.00
F15	$748.00
VF20	$780.00
VF25	$812.00
VF30	$845.00
VF35	$878.00
XF40	$960.00
XF45	$1,060.00
AU50	$1,220.00
AU53	$1,250.00
AU55	$1,620.00
AU58	$1,750.00
MS60	$1,880.00
MS61	$2,000.00
MS62	$2,180.00
MS63	$2,310.00
MS64	$2,620.00
MS65	$4,500.00
MS66	$7,500.00
MS67	$24,000.00
AG3 CAC	$468.00
G4 CAC	$624.00
G6 CAC	$663.00
VG8 CAC	$702.00
VG10 CAC	$741.00
F12 CAC	$858.00
F15 CAC	$897.00
VF20 CAC	$936.00
VF25 CAC	$960.00
VF30 CAC	$998.00
VF35 CAC	$1,040.00
XF40 CAC	$1,150.00
XF45 CAC	$1,250.00
AU50 CAC	$1,420.00
AU53 CAC	$1,500.00
AU55 CAC	$1,950.00
AU58 CAC	$2,310.00
MS60 CAC	$2,380.00
MS61 CAC	$2,440.00
MS62 CAC	$2,690.00
MS63 CAC	$2,880.00
MS64 CAC	$3,250.00
MS65 CAC	$5,620.00
MS66 CAC	$9,000.00
MS67 CAC	$28,800.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1870 3CS MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/42). NGC Census: (11/53). CDN: $1,740 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 3,000.	62	$1,920	03/12/24
	1870 3CS MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/43). NGC Census: (11/54). CDN: $1,400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 3,000.	62	$1,740	03/21/22
	1870 3CS MS62 PCGS. This untoned and crisply struck representative displays mildly prooflike fields and minor but noticeabl	62	$1,380	08/12/07
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).	0	$576	08/23/23
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. Unc Details--Damage (PCGS).	0	$734	04/03/17
	1870 3CS AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (19/59 and 0/5+). NGC Census: (7/76 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU5	55	$1,380	05/16/23
	1870 3CS AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (17/59 and 0/5+). NGC Census: (5/77 and 0/0+). CDN: $900 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55.	55	$1,320	11/22/21
	1870 3CS AU55 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (17/59 and 0/3+). NGC Census: (4/77 and 0/0+). CDN: $950 Whsle. Bid for problem	55	$900	10/14/18
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. AU-55 (PCGS).	55	$881	05/03/17
	1870 3CS AU55 PCGS.	55	$1,087	09/11/16
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. AU-55 (PCGS).	55	$940	08/15/16
	1870 3CS AU55 PCGS.	55	$1,000	08/14/16
Scotsman	1870 PCGS AU-55	55	$960	07/29/16
	1870 3CS AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (16/56). NGC Census: (4/80). Mintage: 3,000.	55	$1,116	07/19/16
	1870 3CS AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (14/56). NGC Census: (4/80). Mintage: 3,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC	55	$1,410	06/12/16
	1870 3CS AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/55). NGC Census: (4/79). Mintage: 3,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC	55	$1,668	04/26/15
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. AU-55 (PCGS).	55	$1,070	11/12/13
	1870 3cS PCGS AU55	55	$849	01/14/08
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. EF-45 (PCGS).	45	$990	04/12/22
	1870 3CS XF45 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population (7/63). NGC Census: (0/84). Mintage: 3,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free	45	$646	06/09/13
HA	1870 3CS	45	$402	08/07/00
	3CS 1870 PCGS MS66+ CAC	66	$9,694	05/27/21
	3CS 1870 PCGS MS66 CAC	66	$6,875	12/16/18
	3CS 1870 PCGS MS66 CAC	66	$8,500	08/10/17
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-66 (PCGS).	66	$12,925	08/01/17
	3CS 1870 PCGS MS66 CAC	66	$7,344	12/15/16
	1870 3CS MS66 PCGS. CAC.	66	$8,812	03/06/16
	1870 3CS MS66+ PCGS.	66	$7,117	11/01/15
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC.	66	$7,638	08/12/15
	3CS 1870 PCGS MS66 CAC	66	$9,694	02/19/15
	1870 3CS MS66 PCGS Secure.	66	$9,694	04/27/14
	1870 3CS MS66 PCGS.	66	$9,400	09/29/13
	1870 3CS MS67+ PCGS. CAC.	67	$36,000	04/23/21
	3CS 1870 PCGS MS67 CAC	67	$27,025	01/25/18
	1870 3CS MS67 PCGS. CAC.	67	$30,550	01/12/14
	1870 3cS PCGS/CAC MS63	63	$1,775	05/04/20
	1870 3CS MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/35). NGC Census: (10/44). CDN: $1,850 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 3,000.	63	$1,680	02/23/20
	1870 3cS PCGS MS63	63	$2,050	12/17/18
	1870 3CS MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/33). NGC Census: (10/47). CDN: $1,600 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS63. Mi	63	$1,998	01/09/17
	1870 3CS MS63 PCGS.	63	$1,150	01/12/08
	1870 3CS MS63 PCGS. Waves of gold, fire-red, forest-green, electric-blue, and plum patina endow this highly lustrous exampl	63	$1,035	02/17/07
HA	1870 3CS MS63 PCGS. Waves of gold, fire-red, forest-green, electric-blue, and plum color endow this fully patinated example	63	$1,265	01/07/06
American Numismatic Rarities	1870 3cS	63	$1,092	09/18/05
	1870 3cS PCGS MS63 Color	63	$719	03/21/05
	1870 3CS XF40 PCGS Secure. PCGS Population: (5/102 and 0/3+). NGC Census: (0/88 and 0/0+). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for problem	40	$660	12/07/19
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-64 (PCGS).	64	$1,800	11/14/19
	1870 3CS MS64 PCGS.	64	$1,980	04/25/19
	1870 3CS MS64 PCGS. CAC.	64	$3,600	03/30/18
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-64 (PCGS).	64	$2,115	08/09/16
	1870 3CS MS64 PCGS. CAC.	64	$2,820	12/08/13
	1870 3CS MS64 PCGS.	64	$4,406	12/02/12
	1870 3CS MS64 PCGS.	64	$1,725	09/28/07
	1870 3CS MS64 PCGS.	64	$1,725	07/13/07
	1870 3CS MS64 PCGS. Three thousand (3,000) circulation strike three cent silver pieces were produced in 1870, and approxima	64	$2,070	05/12/07
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1870 3cS	64	$1,840	09/10/06
HA	1870 3CS MS64 PCGS. Struck from a mintage of just 3,000 business strikes, the Mint State survivors of this issue are very s	64	$1,495	06/03/05
HA	1870 3CS	64	$978	05/31/01
HA	1870 3CS	64	$825	08/17/96
	1870 3CS VF30 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (1/106). NGC Census: (0/88). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS VF30.	30	$720	09/24/19
	1870 3CS AU53 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (7/77). NGC Census: (2/83). CDN: $875 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS AU53.	53	$930	09/08/19
	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. AU-53 (PCGS).	53	$1,087	11/09/15
	1870 3CS AU58 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (9/50). NGC Census: (9/70). CDN: $170 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS AU58.	58	$1,560	09/10/17
	1870 3CS MS65 PCGS. CAC.	65	$6,462	04/27/14
	1870 3CS MS65 PCGS. CAC.	65	$4,428	10/31/10
	1870 3CS MS65 PCGS. Gold, aqua-blue, and orange patina graces this meticulously struck and pleasing Gem. Mildly prooflike,	65	$5,175	01/06/07
	1870 3cS PCGS MS65	65	$5,118	12/11/06
HA	1870 3CS MS65 PCGS. A Gem silver trime from the waning	65	$6,325	03/27/04
HA	1870 3CS	65	$3,450	01/08/99
Scotsman	1870 NGC MS-62	62	$2,065	07/28/23
HA	1870 3CS AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (9/67). PCGS Population: (10/49). CDN: $1,400 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 3,000.	58	$1,380	05/09/23
HA	1870 3CS AU58 NGC.	58	$911	11/16/13
HA	1870 3CS AU50 NGC. The 1870 three cent silver is one of the low-mintage late-date issues in the series. Only 3,000 circulat	50	$1,170	04/17/23
HA	1870 3CS AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (6/76). PCGS Population: (19/58). CDN: $1,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 3,000.	55	$990	07/12/22
HA	1870 3CS AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (1/76). PCGS Population (7/43). Mintage: 3,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/P	55	$1,092	09/11/11
HA	1870 3CS MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (3/65). PCGS Population: (3/47). CDN: $1,300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 3,000.	61	$1,680	03/15/22
HA	1870 3CS MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (2/65). PCGS Population (2/46). Mintage: 3,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/P	61	$1,058	12/07/14
HA	1870 3CS MS61 NGC.	61	$1,175	10/21/12
HA	1870 3CS MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (1/67). PCGS Population (2/36). Mintage: 3,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in M	61	$978	02/08/09
Stacks Bowers	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC).	0	$960	11/29/21
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1870 3cS NGC UNC Details (Cleaned)	60	$1,000	11/15/21
Stacks Bowers	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-64 (NGC). CAC.	64	$2,040	08/07/20
Stacks Bowers	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-64 (NGC).	64	$2,623	11/06/13
HA	1870 3CS MS64 NGC.	64	$1,586	04/28/13
ML Coin Auctions	1870 3cS	64	$1,150	05/06/08
HA	1870 3CS MS64 NGC.	64	$1,380	02/26/05
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1870 3cS NGC MS64	64	$1,035	11/28/04
HA	1870 3CS	64	$1,092	02/11/00
HA	1870 3CS	64	$656	08/13/99
HA	1870 3CS	64	$949	03/13/99
HA	1870 3CS	64	$1,100	05/02/97
Stacks Bowers	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-65 (NGC).	65	$2,820	04/01/16
HA	1870 3CS MS65 NGC.	65	$3,172	03/02/14
HA	1870 3CS MS65 NGC. CAC.	65	$5,288	08/10/13
HA	1870 3CS MS65 NGC.	65	$4,847	01/14/13
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1870 3cS NGC MS65	65	$3,910	11/16/09
HA	1870 3CS MS65 NGC.	65	$2,990	09/13/09
HA	1870 3CS MS65 NGC. A Gem Silver Trime from the waning years of the series, one of only 3,000 business strikes of the date p	65	$3,220	01/07/06
Stacks Bowers	1870 3cS	65	$3,910	10/06/05
HA	1870 3CS MS65 NGC.	65	$4,140	01/15/05
HA	1870 3CS MS66 NGC.	66	$4,406	10/27/14
Stacks Bowers	1870 Silver Three-Cent Piece. MS-66 PL (NGC).	66	$5,743	11/14/12
HA	1870 3CS MS66 Prooflike NGC. CAC.	66	$4,600	08/15/10
HA	1870 3CS MS66 NGC.	66	$4,888	12/06/09
HA	1870 3CS MS66 Prooflike NGC. A lightly toned, splendidly	66	$6,900	05/08/04

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