At a mintage of just 139,000, the 1855 is the lowest mintage across both type 1 and 2 Three Cent Silvers making it a much better date. Some scarcity begins in the AU range and continues through MS62. MS63 and MS64 are fairly scarce and gems are very rare. Pieces finer than MS65 are incredibly tough to locate, if at all.
| coinage-type | Three cent silver |
| desg | MS |
| designer | James B. Longacre |
| diameter | 14 |
| edge | Plain |
| fineness | 0.9 |
| material | 0.9 silver; 0.1 copper |
| mintage | 139,000 |
| ngc-id | 22Z4 |
| obverse-description | A six-pointed star with a harp in the center is surrounded by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on the periphery and the date positioned at the bottom. For the type II issues (1854-58) there are two frame lines around the star. |
| pcgs-link | 3671 |
| pcgs-number | 3671 |
| reverse-description | The roman numeral III is centered in the design ensconced in a large, bejeweled letter C surrounded by 13 stars on the periphery. An olive sprig is added above the roman numerals. |
| weight-grams | 0.75 |
| weight-ounces | 0.02646 |
| year-display | 1854-1858 |