The J. Perry Collection of U.S. Individual Type Coin Proofs
Three-Cent Silver Proof

Owner Comments:

Type 3: PROOF -- *Richly Toned Specimen with Brilliant/Sharp/Defined Devices & Frosted Proof Fields - Hints of Gold, Crimson, Auburn, Violet, Indigo & Turquoise Shine Through a Naturally Beautiful Opaque Charcoal Surface on Both the Obv./Rev.* -- "Some 800 pieces were coined, but it's likely that some of these remained unsold and were either melted or, as Walter Breen suggested, dumped by the Mint into general circulation." (NGC Pop = 5; 100 Finer - NGC Total Pop = 113 - PCGS Pop = 37; 244 Finer - PCGS Total Pop = 185 - Combined Pop = 37; 244 Finer - Combined Total Pop = 298: Rarity Level 6.2 = ~351-400 Known Survivors in PF-60 or Better) Designated "Rare"