1852 THREE CENTS - SILVER
PCGS No: 3666
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 18,663,500
Proofs: 1 known
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±14.3
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 75%
Copper - 25%
Weight: ±12.4
grains (±.8 grams)
Edge: Plain
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) just right of the opening of the C on the reverse.
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Images courtesy of Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-66. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
287, illustrated, sold for $1,955.00
ICG MS-66.
Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
288, illustrated, unsold
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-68.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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