1873 3¢ Three-Cent Silver Trime (PCGS PR 63) - Rainbow Toning

Only 600 Minted

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  • Lot number 1428358
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  • Total bids 28
  • Winning bid $1,850.00
  • Buyer's premium $314.50
  • Total $2,164.50
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Grade: PCGS Proof 63

Denomination: 3 cents

Type: Three Cent Silver (1851 - 1873)

Variety: Type 3, Large Star, Two Lines (1859 - 1873)

Year: 1873

Mintage: 600

Designer: James Barton Longacre

Weight: .75 grams

Diameter: 14.30 millimeters

Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper

Edge: Plain

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This smallest of United States silver coins, called the trime by the Treasury Department, was authorized by Congress March 3, 1851. Nearly the entire production of non-Proof coins from 1863 to 1872 was melted in 1873.

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