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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26667584, member: 10461&quot;]<b><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">United States: 1851-O silver 3-cent piece, Type 1</font></font></b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">NGC AU58.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/6607223-018/58/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.uk/certlookup/6607223-018/58/" rel="nofollow">Cert. #6607223-018</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/1129" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/1129" rel="nofollow">Numista-1129</a>, Krause-Mishler-75.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-Heritage Auction #132313, <a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/three-cent-silver/1851-o-3cs-au58-ngc-ngc-census-47-339-pcgs-population-68-442-cdn-660-whsle-bid-for-ngc-pcgs-au58-mintage-720-0/a/132313-29069.s?ic2=mybidspage-lotlinks-12202013&amp;tab=MyBids-101116" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/three-cent-silver/1851-o-3cs-au58-ngc-ngc-census-47-339-pcgs-population-68-442-cdn-660-whsle-bid-for-ngc-pcgs-au58-mintage-720-0/a/132313-29069.s?ic2=mybidspage-lotlinks-12202013&amp;tab=MyBids-101116" rel="nofollow">Lot 29069</a>, 28 March 2023.&nbsp; Purchased in the slab.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The 1851-1873 silver three-cent piece, also referred to as a &quot;trime&quot;, was the smallest silver coin struck by the United States.&nbsp; This one is a Type 1, the first subtype of the design, which was issued between 1851 and 1853.&nbsp; The Type 1 is distinguishable by the lack of extra lines outlining the six-pointed star on the obverse, which were later seen on the Type 2 and Type 3 coins.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This particular example is an 1851-O, struck at the New Orleans mint.&nbsp; The 1851-O is the only silver three-cent piece to have been struck at a branch mint, and it bears the &quot;O&quot; mintmark for New Orleans to the right of the &quot;C&quot; on the reverse.&nbsp; This date had a relatively lower mintage of just 720,000 pieces, compared to mintages in the millions or tens of millions for the other Type 1 dates.&nbsp; That and the mystique of the mintmark make the 1851-O popular.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I had always wanted one prior to purchasing this coin.&nbsp; Perhaps I was a bit unrestrained in my enthusiasm and ended up overpaying a little bit for it, but not by <i>too</i> much.&nbsp; I&#039;m still happy to have it.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1701478[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1701479[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1701480[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1701481[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1701482[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">079970</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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