 1873 Open 3. Very Choice Brilliant Proof. Uniform, smooth deep red is displaying a faint touch of brown. This variety has an even smaller mintage of 500, though the late Walter Breen wrote that it was ''possibly 10 times as rare'' as the Closed 3 type. This important variety was not discovered and publicized until 1957-1960, with the result that many Open 3 coins extant today are thoroughly circulated. This virtual Gem Proof is as fine an example of this rarity as is likely to be encountered today. PCGS PR64RB.
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