United States 3 Cents, 1859 – 1873
type 3 - one line bordering star
Information
Country
United States
United States
Currency
Dollar
(1785 – 9999)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
3 Cents
Year
1859 – 1873
Ruler
Federal republic
(1776–9999)
Composition
Silver (.900) (.100 copper)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
0.75
Diameter (mm)
14
Description
3 Cents from United States. Issued from 1859 to 1873. Struck in Silver (.900) (.100 copper). Measures 14 mm and weighs 0.75 g.
- Obverse
- Shield on six sided star
- Reverse
- Roman numeral III inside a stylized C
- Edge
- Plain
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | vf | au | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873 | 600 | — | — | Proof | 5% | |
| 1872 | 1K | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1872 | 950 | — | — | Proof | 3% | |
| 1871 | 3.4K | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1871 | 960 | — | — | Proof | 4% | |
| 1870 | 3K | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1870 | 1K | — | — | Proof | 4% | |
| 1869 | 4.5K | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1869 | 600 | — | — | Proof | 4% | |
| 1868 | 3.5K | — | — | 5% | ||
| 1868 | 600 | — | — | Proof | 4% | |
| 1867 | 4K | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1867 | 625 | — | — | Proof | 5% | |
| 1866 | 22K | — | — | 5% | ||
| 1866 | 725 | — | — | Proof | 4% | |
| 1865 | 8K | — | — | 7% | ||
| 1865 | 500 | — | — | Proof | 3% | |
| 1864 | 12K | — | — | 5% | ||
| 1864 | 470 | — | — | Proof | 4% | |
| 1863 | 21K | — | — | 5% | ||
| 1863 | — | — | — | "Overdate" 1863/1862, so-called 3/2 | 3% | |
| 1863 | 460 | — | — | Proof | 3% | |
| 1862 | 343K | — | € 210,00 | 25% | ||
| 1862 | — | — | — | Overdate 2/1 | 6% | |
| 1862 | 550 | — | — | Proof | 3% | |
| 1861 | 497K | — | — | 40% | ||
| 1861 | 1K | — | — | Proof | 4% | |
| 1860 | 286K | € 65,00 | — | 20% | ||
| 1860 | 1K | — | — | Proof | 4% | |
| 1859 | 364.2K | — | — | 28% | ||
| 1859 | 800 | — | — | Proof | 4% |
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