Silver Three Cents 1862 3CS PF

NGC Universal ID: 27C9

Coin Information

1862 3CS PF
Obverse
1862 3CS PF
Reverse
  • Category: Silver Three Cents (1851-1873)
  • Mint: Philadelphia
  • Mintage: 550
  • Obverse Designer: James B. Longacre
  • Reverse Designer: James B. Longacre
  • Composition: Silver
  • Fineness: 0.9
  • Weight: 0.75g
  • ASW: 0.0217oz
  • Melt Value: $0.68 (2/1/2025)
  • Diameter: 14mm
  • Edge: Plain
Find it on eBay

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Grade Summary

View a summary of the NGC Price Guide, NGC Census, Auction Prices Realized and NGC Registry Scores for each grade.

1862 3CS PF
 
NGC Price Guide
NGC Census
Auction Prices Realized
NGC Registry Score
Find it on eBay
PrAgGVGFVFXFXF+5050+5353+5555+5858+6060+6161+6262+6363+6464+6565+6666+6767+6868+6970
$325 $410 $450 $580 $775 $1075 $1330 $2030 $2400 $4300 $6000 $12250
0000000000000001040110290530240120910000

9/18/16 - PCGS Genuine
$282.00
Lot# 27789 - HA

12/20/15 - PCGS Genuine
$305.50
Lot# 29042 - HA

View All >

11/17/03 - NGC
$299.00
Lot# 448 - HA

View All >

12/13/18 - PCGS
$600.00
Lot# 7223 - HA

7/6/17 - PCGS
$646.25
Lot# 7177 - HA

3/23/14 - NGC
$564.00
Lot# 24611 - HA

10/22/09 - PCGS
$632.50
Lot# 7293 - HA

View All >

9/9/16 - PCGS
$822.50
Lot# 15011 - HA

5/4/14 - PCGS
$705.00
Lot# 20083 - SB

7/11/13 - NGC
$705.00
Lot# 7387 - HA

7/11/13 - PCGS
$573.40
Lot# 7386 - HA

View All >

8/24/21 - PCGS
$780.00
Lot# 8113 - SB

9/23/20 - PCGS
$870.00
Lot# 27055 - HA

4/25/19 - PCGS
$1020.00
Lot# 7197 - HA

2/22/18 - PCGS
$840.00
Lot# 7354 - HA

View All >

6/7/20 - PCGS
$1050.00
Lot# 7064 - HA

9/8/19 - PCGS
$1680.00
Lot# 3365 - HA

1/4/17 - NGC
$1292.50
Lot# 8561 - HA

1/6/16 - PCGS
$1527.50
Lot# 3055 - HA

View All >

10/28/15 - PCGS
$2127.93
Lot# 98062 - HA

8/12/15 - PCGS
$3290.00
Lot# 3351 - HA

10/18/12 - PCGS
$10575.00
Lot# 3347 - HA

5/28/08 - PCGS
$5750.00
Lot# 1153 - HA

View All >

4/24/13 - PCGS
$5875.00
Lot# 1373 - HA

View All >

1/10/22 - PCGS
$9000.00
Lot# 3751 - HA

6/20/21 - NGC
$6600.00
Lot# 3049 - HA

5/12/15 - NGC
$9400.00
Lot# 98110 - HA

6/26/08 - NGC
$4887.50
Lot# 344 - HA

View All >
604 629 650 676 699 725 760 777 787 806 815 833 844 865 893 949 973 1,021 1,083 1,206 1,283 1,438 1,551 1,776 2,011 2,480 2,841 3,564 4,246 5,610 5,719 5,937 9,767 17,427 31,628
Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now! Shop Now!

Description & Analysis

New Mint Director James Pollock put a stop to his predecessor's wasteful policy of coining 1,000 silver proof sets ahead of orders. In 1862 just 550 sets were produced at the beginning of the year. Some 430 were sold during the initial rush of orders, and it's likely that there were a few more scattered sales over the next several months. Any leftovers were subsequently melted, so the actual total of proof trimes distributed is unknown. All proofs were coined with a doubled reverse die that was later used for currency pieces, as well.

Price Guide

Click on a price to see historical prices, comparison charts and trends.

NGC Price and Value Guides Disclaimer >

NGC US Coin Price Guide >

Census

NGC Grade Summary
  • Total Graded: 148
  • Low Grade: 60
  • Average Grade: 64
  • High Grade: 67
Created with Highcharts 5.0.14141131552514126061626364656667010203040506070
NGC Census Detail
1862 3CS PF Last updated 01/29/2025
 
BASE
TOTAL
 
PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970 TOTAL
000000000001411295324106000 138
0000000000000000012000 3
0000000000000000001000 1
0000000000000000000000 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 11 29 53 24 11 9 0 0 0 142
0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%1%3%8%20%37%17%8%6%0%0%0%
NGC US Coin Census >

NGC Registry

NGC Registry Score
1862 3CS PF
 
BASE
PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970
604 629 650 676 699 725 751 777 806 833 865 949 1,021 1,206 1,438 1,776 2,480 3,564 5,610 5,937 17,427 31,628 
612 636 659 684 708 734 760 787 815 844 893 973 1,083 1,283 1,551 2,011 2,841 4,246 5,719 9,767 22,161 33,209 
760 787 815 844 893 973 1,083 1,283 1,551 2,011 2,841 4,246 5,719 9,767 
768 796 824 854 921 997 1,144 1,361 1,663 2,245 3,203 4,928 5,828 13,597