1852 Silver Three Cent, Trime, Ships for Free, 3CA38

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1852 Silver Three Cent, Trime, Ships for Free, 3CA38
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1852 Silver Three Cent, Trime
The Silver three cent was proposed in 1851 to answer the need for a small-denomination, easy-to-handle coin. The three cent silver featured a shield on a six sided star on the obverse and the
numeral
III on the reverse. The coin was originally composed of 75% silver and 25%
copper
to ensure that the coin would be considered real currency yet not worth
melting down
for the silver. The coins were physically the lightest weight coins ever minted by the United States, weighing only 4/5 of a gram and with a diameter smaller than a modern dime and only slightly greater than the smallest
gold dollars
. The silver coins were commonly known as "fishscales".
Starting in 1854, the three cent silver had its silver metal content raised to 90% in order to encourage circulation whilst the total weight was reduced to 3/4 of a gram by reducing thickness. The coin went through a design change at the time such that two lines were now used to border the star on the obverse and an olive sprig was added above and a bundle of arrows below the Roman numeral III on the reverse. A final design change occurred in 1859 because of striking problems: the number of lines bordering the star was reduced to one, and the font was made taller and slightly more narrow. The size of the date numerals also varied through the years, with 1860-1863 featuring the smallest date numerals of any US coin. In 1851 only, the
New Orleans Mint
struck some of the silver three-cent coins. It was minted from 1851 to 1873 at the
Philadelphia Mint
. In the later years there were very small mintages and the 1873 issue was in
proof
state only.
The silver three cent piece was discontinued by the Coinage Act of 1873.
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y personal check.
Items ship the same or next business day the payment clears, we do not ship Mondays as our store is closed
.
We are a brick and mortar coin store that has been involved in the coin collecting hobby and bullion business for over 35 years, we believe honesty and integrity are important so we stand behind each and every one of the coins we sell and if you are not satisfied with the item let us know we will do what it takes to put it right!
We are constantly updating our inventory so we always have new coins coming in from mint sets to bullion, Morgans to Buffalos, if you don't see what you want check back it'll be coming soon!
Check out our website for additional information about us, you can call us at
(574) 272-5554
, e-mail us, or if you happen to be in South Bend, Indiana stop by and buy some coins you can hold and feel just like the old days!
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