Three-Cent Silver (Trime)

Three-Cent Pieces · 1851–1873

1851 Three-Cent Silver (Trime)

Designer

James B. Longacre

Composition

75% silver (Type 1); 90% later

Diameter

14 mm

Mass

0.75 g

Thickness

0.8 mm

Edge

Plain

Mints

Philadelphia, New Orleans

Metal

Silver

Mintage

1851-P · Philadelphia

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1851-O · New Orleans

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