1856 3-Cent Silver PR

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1856 3-Cent Silver PR

Basic Information

GSID:

3655

Coin Date:

1856

Denomination:

3cS / 3-Cent Silver

Designation:

PR

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Coinage Type:

Three cent silver

Coinage Years:

1854-1858

Composition:

0.9 silver; 0.1 copper

Physical Characteristics

Fineness:

0.9

Weight:

0.75 gr

Weight:

0.0241 oz

Strike Type:

Proof

Diameter:

14 mm

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Designer:

James B. Longacre

Obverse Lettering:

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1856

Obverse Designer:

James B. Longacre

Reverse Lettering:

III

Reverse Designer:

James B. Longacre

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