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1851 to 1873 Silver Three-Cent Pieces

 The United States three cent piece was a unit of currency equaling 3/100th of a United States dollar. The mint produced two different three cent coins, the 3 Cent Silver and 3 Cent Nickel.

The three cent coin has an unusual history. It was proposed in 1851 both as a result of the decrease in postage rates from five cents to three and 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 Roman numeral 'III' on the reverse. The coin was made of 75% silver and 25% copper. The coins were physically the smallest coins ever minted by the United States.

The silver coins were known as "fishscales". The term "trimes" is often used today. The three cent silver coin was minted from 1851 to 1873 at the Philadelphia mint. The New Orleans mint also struck some of the silver three cent coins in 1951 only.

1853 Silver 3 Cent piece

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1852 U.S. Three Cent Piece - Silver
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1858 Three Cent Silver # 1270
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1852 3c Silver, Three Cent Silver, AU Details
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1852 Three Cent Silver Good (but damaged)
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1867 Three Cent 3c 3 cent United States USA Very Good
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LOW MINTAGE 1857 THREE CENT SILVER! #6-17L
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1852 Three cent silver-bent #6-17a
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1851 THREE CENT SILVER FINE
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1852 THREE CENT SILVER FINE
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1853 THREE CENT SILVER VF
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1852 Silver Three Cent Penny Coin
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1853 Type 1 Three Cent Silver 3CS NGC AU53
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1861 THREE CENT SILVER ORIGINAL XF
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1851 O THREE CENT SILVER * RARE VERY CHOICE PCGS AU53 *
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1862 THREE CENT SILVER * PQ TONED GEM BU *
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1861 Three Cent Silver ANACS Cert Unc Details Civil War
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SILVER THREE CENT PIECE 1853 U-GRADE
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1858 VF TYPE 2 THREE CENT SILVER ID#J600 -99c N/R-
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1852 VG THREE CENT SILVER ID#B704 -99c NO RESERVE-
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The best place to purchase 3 Cent Silver is at eBay. Most of these coins are very expensive in the better grades and rare years. However, if you just want one or two for your collection look for 3 cent pieces dated from about 1851 to 1862 in the lower grades of about good, good or very good. You should be able to find a specimen for your collection in the $10.00 to $25.00 range.

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