1887 3CN Three Cent Nickel PCGS MS65 (CAC)

Here is a quite affordable option for the specialist in the Three Cent Nickel series (1865-1889). PCGS has graded 37 in the gem grade of MS65, with 31 finer. Thirteen of the MS65 examples of this issue carry the prestigious green CAC sticker, with just 10 finer.

Abraham Lincoln was sworn in for a second term as president just minutes after signing the bill authorizing the three-cent nickel.

Ron Guth writes in PCGS Coinfacts: "For some reason, the mintage of the 1887 Three-Cent Nickel jumped up to just over 5,000 pieces. The increase may not be attributable to collector demand, because the number of Proofs for this year experienced a significant decline. Nonetheless, because this date has the fourth lowest mintage of the series, and it is scarce in all grades."