3 Cents type 1 - no lines bordering star

Features

Issuer	United States (US territories United States)
Ruling authority	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1851-1853
Value	3 Cents (0.03 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Silver (.750) (.250 copper)
Weight	0.80 g
Diameter	14 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 1129
References	KM# 75 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , PCGS# 3664-3667, 93666 PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) , Greysheet# 3617-3620, 3640 Greysheet (https://www.greysheet.com/coin-prices)

Obverse

Shield on six sided star

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1851

Engraver: James Barton Longacre

Designer: James Barton Longacre

Reverse

Roman numeral III inside a stylized C

Script: Latin

Lettering: III

Engraver: James Barton Longacre

Designer: James Barton Longacre

Edge

Plain

Mints

	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
O	United States Mint of New Orleans, United States (1838-1909)

Comments

The three-cent pieces, called the trime by the Treasury Department, was first authorized by Congress on March 3, 1851. The weights of the silver three-cent pieces were specified as 12³∕₈ grains (.80 grams, KM #75) and 11¹³∕₂₅ grains (.75 grams, KM# 80 and KM# 88).

1851

1852

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1851	5 447 400	$ 10	$ 23	$ 38	$ 73	$ 73	$ 73			21%
1851 O	720 000	$ 31	$ 40							5%
1852	18 663 500	$ 12	$ 24	$ 33	$ 46	$ 50	$ 92	$ 350		51%
1852									overdate "1" over inverted "2"	1.4%
1853	11 400 000	$ 17	$ 28	$ 28	$ 49	$ 57				46%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 63 Lot 3906	26 Jul 2022	1853 – PCGS# 3667, Greysheet# 3620	VF	USD 19.40 (EUR 17.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 106 Lot 1105	27 Dec 2023	Undetermined	VF	USD 42.23 (EUR 37.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 84 Lot 1349	27 May 2023	Undetermined	VF	USD 46.79 (EUR 41.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 126 Lot 2301	18 May 2024	Undetermined		USD 14.84 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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