Three Cent TUESDAY ! Post Yours .

Today obviously is Tuesday . I'm calling it Three Cent Tuesday ! Post Yours .

 

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Don't have one, but, like the Olympics slogan, it's the taking part that counts

 

I have always had "a thing" for the 1851-O Silver Three Cent Piece.



My current Type I Silver Three Cent Piece for my type set.



The Type II, the 1858, which is the most common date.



My current example for the Type III.



And my least favorite 19th century type coin, the Nickel Three Cent Piece.

 

From my Type Set:
I like this one because the ribs on the III are all there.



Silver Type I



Silver Type II
Nice die clash on the reverse.



Silver Type III
No, the image of the reverse isn't upside down; it's a 180° die rotation.

 

Here's my PCGS MS64 1853:



Still need to get a nickel example. There's plenty out there to be had in MS grades but it's just not real high on my "want list". I like the looks of the silver version more.

 

I wish my coins were here. I have some nice 3¢ pieces...but without pictures, the coins don't exist.

 

Some very beautiful pieces have been posted. Here are my not so beautiful ones.

 

3 types

 

I don't have any. Show off.

 

An excuse to pull out my original collection. My only example, paid $3.75 around 1974, which was a lot of money. I was mowing one-acre lawns for $5.

 

My newest, picked it up a month ago. .

 

The 1889 was the last year it was minted for circulation or proof, 1881 was the last year of large scale mintage - there were business strikes struck for every year in betwixt but the mintages were small. Even the 1889 is a very low approx 19k mintage for circulation. This denomination really was no longer in circulation much after the 1860s but did see some very limited circulation into the very early 20th century.

 

You may not know, but your coin is a contemporary counterfeit three cent piece! (Still has some value as such.

 

Thats a pretty good counterfeit then.

 

The coin that is counterfeit is the one posted by Idhair. The shield is a dead giveaway, especially the point at the bottom the boarder lines and the lines within the shield. The letters are also recut. The counterfeiters could not get the shield right on most of them. That coin also needs to be cleaned in acetone as there appears to be PVC on the coin. I collect these and probably have one of the largest collections of them. This is the most common counterfeit date. Attached is a genuine example to compare it to.

 

Also look at how the lines that make of the star boarder don't meet up correctly. Most of them are cut too short or too long.

 

When I lose a bid, I usually have a Counter-fit. Just funning, nice coins everyone, thanks.