Need a little help

Hello I have a coin I found a long time ago don't know much about it looking for someone's input on it if all possible. It has a date of 1851 on it and a star on one side and a C on it with III in the center of the C .
Can someone please help and let me know what it is and if it has any value. I gave it to my Sun he is 12 and he loves it. He also has a lot of paper * NOTES as well with odd cereal # and some without the * . And some that has not been in circulation before. And a lot of old coins to. I told him I would find something out for him. Thank You All for your Time in advance.
Carolyn Thompson

 

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That's a 3 cent silver US coin.
Value difficult to determine because the condition is poor.
Maybe $10.
It's the smallest coin the US ever made.

 

Date is 1851

 

Your off by a hundred years too .
It's a 1851 ..

 

LOL

 

I thought the smallest US coin was the $1 gold.

 

They were nick named fish scales.

 

Trime weight 0.8 grams.
$1 gold 1.672 grams.

The 3 cent nickel is heavier at 1.94 grams. But the 3 cent silver is tiny and thin and light. Less than a gram.

 

Despite the condition that is a wonderful find loaded with history

 

Indeed. It's got, what we call, 'character'. And it ain't entombed and looks original (to these old eyes).

 

Oh........forgive me. Welcome to the forum Carolyn.

 

Gold Dollar (older) - 13 mm
Gold Dollar (newer) - 15 mm
Trime (3 cent) - 14 mm

 

So it's the lightest coin ever minted.

 

By the United States government...now, what is the lightest ever minted by any country in modern times (sorry Ancient guys).

 

This probably should have been a new thread, but the smallest coin ever was the Tara from Vijayanagar. Silver weight 0.06 gm, dia. 4mm.


http://www.thehindu.com/2004/08/02/stories/2004080205820400.htm

 

Yes was just talking about US coins. I think that was obvious.

 

I know this is a lil late but Thank you I just got back on my computer a week ago
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I know this is a lil late but Thank you I just got back on my computer a week ago
I was in a bad accident back in aug of 2017... But i'm doing good now thought i would touch base and say thank you...... Sorry it took so long

 

Best wishes for your recovery.