One of the rarest issues from the Three Cent Silver Series coming from a mintage of just 3,500 with just a small fraction surviving today. Rare in all grades with rarity escalating in the AU range. Mint State pieces are very rare especially in MS64. MS65 and finer would simply be considered extreme rarities.
| coinage-type | Three cent silver |
| desg | MS |
| designer | James B. Longacre |
| diameter | 14 |
| edge | Plain |
| fineness | 0.9 |
| material | 0.9 silver; 0.1 copper |
| mintage | 3,500 |
| ngc-id | 22ZJ |
| 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. |
| pcgs-link | 3688 |
| pcgs-number | 3688 |
| 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. |
| weight-grams | 0.75 |
| weight-ounces | 0.02646 |
| year-display | 1859-1873 |