1853 THREE CENTS - SILVER
PCGS No: 3667
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 11,400,000
Proofs: None 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, PA) just right of the opening of the C on the reverse.
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Images courtesy of Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 5 MS-67's.
Significant examples:
NGC MS-67. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August
6-7, 2000, Lot 6743, illustrated, sold for $3,680.00
Recent appearances:
Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex-
Stack's "The September Sale", September 12-13, 2000, Lot 200, sold for
$460.00
Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 228, plated, unsold
Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The Marvin Taichert Collection
of U.S. Type Coins", May 9, 2001, Lot 85, plated, sold for $1,840.00
Ex Abner Kreisberg's sale of December 10, 1965, lot 4022
PCGS MS-65. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long
Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 5972, not plated, sold for $718.75
NGC MS-65. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long
Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 5973, not plated, unsold
NGC MS-65. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection
Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot 405, sold for $632.50
PCGS MS-63 (illustrated above). Ex - J.H. Nunn, August 30, 1944, as part
of a complete set from 1851-1873 for $135.00 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins
& Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson II" sale, February 18-19, 2002, Lot 136,
illustrated, sold for $333.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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