NGC 3CN (1865-1889) Three Cent Nickel Mid-Stage Die Cap Struck VF20
UPC:
Year:
1865-1889
Certification:
NGC
Finish:
Business
Classification:
Mint Error
Circulated/Uncirculated:
Circulated
Grade:
VF20
Denomination:
3c
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Country/Region of Manufacture:
United States
NGC (1865-1889) three cent nickel mid-stage brockage die cap strike. The coin shows a brockage from a die cap, with portions of the wreach and the Roman numeral "III" from the reverse visible.
Brockages are rare on three cent nickels, and very few are known.
Note: NGC described it as a "mirror brockage" on the holder.
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