1854. PCGS graded MS-63. A beautiful example of this, the first year of issue. Coppery toning enhances the devices and the fields retain all of the original luster. The strike is sharp, and the surfaces show only a few ticks from handling. Mintage started with a bang in 1854, a total of 138,618 were coined to introduce the nation to this new denomination (used to purchase 100 stamps in a sheet). After 1854, subsequent mintages dropped never reaching 100,000 coins in any given year.
Estimated Value $3,000-3,500.
