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So I received my 3 cent silver coin this weekend for my 7070 and when I took it out of the 2x2 it made me wonder how people didn't lose the coin in their pocket or coin purse. It is small and could easily be overlooked.
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United States
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I got some air-tites for my g/f's coins that her father left her. One was an 1852 3 cent piece and I thought the same. It's tiny and amazingly thin. Maybe that's why you had a coin purse that you could pull off and bring up close to your eyes. I can't imagine just trying to grab that out of a pocket just by feel.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One speculation of why these are commonly found holed is that people would keep them on a string so they would not lose them.
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Back in those days, many a pair of pants lacked pockets. Then too, change purses would often be strung inside the pants so as to foil thieves.
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Maybe you've already posted pics in another thread?  |
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The Three Cent Silver Series is very underpriced when you look at the mintages and the Proofs. Even the 1863-1873 issues are affordable for their mintages, but business strikes tend to command higher prices than the Proofs. It's one of my favorite series, I like the design, the size, and there are some gorgeous examples of Proofs, etc. The detriment though, to this series is that finding undamaged 3 Cent Silvers is tough, since there are plenty where the date is worn off or illegible, the planchet has been dented, bent, or holed, cleaned, etc. As far as rim dings go, I have an 1862/1 with some slight rim dings but they aren't very noticeable. |
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Here's the one I just added to my 7070 album. It's a Type II and these are typically not well struck.   Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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I think with such a tiny, thin coin, you have to be a little more tolerant about damage on circulated examples. It would be very easy for these to get dinged or bent through relatively normal circulation. Contrast with the amount of force/abuse required to dent/bend/gouge something like a quarter or nickel.
I've mentioned this before, but I've always thought about assembling a set of holed 3-cent silvers, since they're so common in that condition.
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United States
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What a beautiful design. Too bad they are so small, you can barely see it!
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Valued Member
Canada
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Is this the smallest US coin?
I saw some even not flat
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I believe that the $1 Gold piece is the smallest.
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"I believe that the $1 Gold piece is the smallest."
Yes, you are right!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Type I gold dollar is the smallest in diameter (Type II and III are larger then the 3c silver), but the 3c silver is the lightest in weight at less than half the weight of the gold dollar. (.75 gm compared to 1.67 gm)
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This months ANA magazine the Numismatist cover story is the Trime. Cool little coins, I love the odd denominations myself - 2¢, 3¢ and 20¢ pieces. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Quote:The Three Cent Silver Series is very underpriced when you look at the mintages and the Proofs. Even the 1863-1873 issues are affordable for their mintages, but business strikes tend to command higher prices than the Proofs. It's one of my favorite series, I like the design, the size, and there are some gorgeous examples of Proofs, etc. The detriment though, to this series is that finding undamaged 3 Cent Silvers is tough, since there are plenty where the date is worn off or illegible, the planchet has been dented, bent, or holed, cleaned, etc. As far as rim dings go, I have an 1862/1 with some slight rim dings but they aren't very noticeable. Is there a rule-of-thumb how much you should subtract from the price if the coin is dented, cleaned, and/or bent? Or should you just stay away from "details" 3CS? |
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