A three cent piece thread

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Gone but not forgotten

 

yes it is

 

Larry no 1859?

 

Here's my contemporary counterfeit

 

How about some rotated dies


I cracked it out for an acetone dip to remove the glue. Could probably use another soaking.



This was the glue prior to acetone

 

The 1860 is an TCS-1/A

 

My MS64 example:

 

Is there a book or some sort of reference I can look for?

 

Yes there is......the Authoritive reference on three cent silver coins by Kevin Flynn. & Winston Zack.
Alan at coinzip sells them

 

Very nice. Thanks

 

There is also a really nice book on seated half dimes. By Flynn

 

Picked up my first 3 Cent Nickel last weekend. Thought I was getting a Trime but looking at Redbook it seems only the earlier silver pieces were considered Trimes. Do I have that right?

 

Correct

83 posts to go

 

Posted in other threads a while back, but not this one. Good to see a 3-Cent thread.

 

An 1866 AU53 and an 1869 VF25 sold at the online only session of Heritage's Long Beach auction. Both ANACS.

From the photos, I agree on the VF25... I think the AU53 is closer to XF45.

 

One of my most recent purchases...

 

While the silver one may be smaller, it was designed by James B. Longacre, the designer of the beautiful Indian Head Cent, so it's clearly... wait... what? BOTH 3 cent pieces were designed by him? It's a tie, both are awesome coins!

 

This one arrived today. Mintage for the last year: 3,486.