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1852 Silver 3C

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:220.00 USD Estimated At:450.00 - 500.00 USD
1852 Silver 3C
1852 Silver Three Cents. PCGS graded MS-64+. Vivid rainbow toning on both sides. Pop 3 in "plus" designation (PCGS # 3666) .

A humorous anecdote from the not-so-good-ol' days: On Dec. 29, 1852, Emma Snodgrass, referred to by East Coast newspapers as "the girl who has recently been visiting parts of New England in pants" was "again" arrested in Boston on a charge of vagrancy. Since Emma was regularly employed as a clerk, and paid her bills, the vagrancy charge didn't hold. She was released after the judge had given her some "wholesome advice about her eccentricities," to which she "responded with becoming grace and promised reformation." The next day, however, Emma was back on the street in her "male attire." .
Estimated Value $450 - 500.

Provenance: Ex Stack's Aries Auction 3/25/60 lot 748; The Haveland Estate.