
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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