1860 THREE CENTS
PCGS Nos: 3678, 3709
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 286,000
Proofs: 1,000
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 7 MS-66's.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 4 PR-65's.
Auction appearances:
PCGS AU-58 (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 147, illustrated (mis-plated over Lot
149), $552.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The Professional Coin
Grading Service
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