United States: 1851-O silver 3-cent piece, Type 1

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  1. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    That would be one heck of a mule (3C obverse, half dime reverse), never mind the vastly different amount of wear on the two faces.

    Or, more likely, somebody at NGC fat-fingered the image references.
     
    -jeffB, Mar 1, 2026
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Ha! Not only does it not look like an AU58, it doesn't look like a 3-cent silver!

    How weird. I never noticed they had the wrong reverse image (the wrong coin entirely!) in the slabshots on the cert page. I always just paid attention to the larger Photovision images. Thanks for pointing that out. I just reported it to NGC.

    I guess they figured, "Oh well, it's a small silver coin with an O-mintmark. Close enough! 3-cent silver? Half dime? Eh, whatever!" :hilarious:
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 3, 2026
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  4. Burton Strauss III

    Burton Strauss III Brother can you spare a trime? Supporter

    Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
     
    Burton Strauss III, Mar 3, 2026
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  5. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    They should fix it and send you an AU58 two-cent piece as change!
     
    -jeffB, Mar 3, 2026
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    I like how you think.
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 3, 2026
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  7. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    They fixed the glitchy pics on the cert page.
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 6, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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  8. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    The 1851-O Silver Three Cent Piece is fairly affordable until you hit the MS-66 grade. Then they called it "finest known," and the prices go into orbit. This one is graded MS-63. I have had "a thing" for the 1851-O trime since high school. I've owned one or another over time.

    1851-O 3 Cent All.jpg
     
    johnmilton, Mar 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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