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New Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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It's a beat up coin with no date, but--really love it. It's very rare to find in my part of the world. Love how thin it is!   Edited by jetsetwilly
12/11/2014 10:40 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 JetSet~!! Nice coin, it's been through a lot of different hands for sure~! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
WOW and in Serbia? Not easy to find here in the USA either. |
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 United States
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Lovely little coin. You know why they call them "fish scales" now.  The double outline is 1854-1858 only. My money (from my smartphone) is on 1856. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A bit of history: The Three Cent pieces were made (along with the Three dollar Gold piece) to facilitate the sale of the newly denominated Three Cent postage stamps. Success or failure, these coins certainly owe us an explanation as to how they ended up in Eastern Europe. It is a tiny, lovely piece. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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It's amazing how much detail remains in the center of the coin when the rim detail is all but gone. I'll bet it's due more to strike issues than circulation wear.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:A bit of history: The Three Cent pieces were made (along with the Three dollar Gold piece) to facilitate the sale of the newly denominated Three Cent postage stamps So then we should be soon getting a $0.49 coin from our Mint.  Or a coin that says FOREVER.  I was wondering why the 3 is in Roman Numerals. Was this coin used to trade with the Romans? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice little coin that has seen a lot of history. Makes one wonder whose hands it has been through. Congrats on your find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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THanks for posting and welcome to the forums.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
593 Posts |
How it ended up In Serbia would be interesting to know
Edited by santafeboy
12/13/2014 8:30 pm
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New Member
 Serbia (Srbija)
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I purchased it on local auction website, I don't know where the seller got it.
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Pillar of the Community
Serbia (Srbija)
576 Posts |
Nice coin. I would love to find one of these too :)
How much did you pay for it if its not a secret?
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Valued Member
United States
406 Posts |
The Three Cent Silver coins had three different styles. This is a Type Two, meaning there are two lines around the star, so that narrows down the dates to 1854 through 1858. Cool find! Best Regards,  George |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Also called Trimes. The enabling legislation called for a design different than other circulating coins and so the Star and Roman III were chosen. At 14mm diameter it is the smallest silver coin the US ever minted. Type 1s weighed 0.8gm of 0.750 silver, types 2 and 3s are 0.900 fine, 0.75gm.
Based on mintages, Type 2s are much rarer than Type 1s (1851-1853).
1851 - 5,447,400 minted
1852 18,663,500
1853 11,400,000
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1854 671,000
1855 139,000
1856 1,458,000
1857 1,603,700
They are notorious for weak strikes, so some of the missing detail could be strike not wear.
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New Member
Serbia (Srbija)
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@mvojnovic: it was about 10 US$
@BStrauss3: thank you for the great info!
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