The 1857 Three Cent Silver is a high mintage type coin issue with over a million coins struck. Common overall until MS64 where a slight hike in value is seen. MS65's are scarce and anything finer is actually very rare. Beware of weakness around the outside edges of the coins and the nearby devices as well as detracting clash-marks.
| Country | United States of America |
| Year | 1857 |
| Serie | 3-Cent Silver |
| Denomination | 3cS |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| 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 | 1,042,000 |
| ngc-id | 22Z6 |
| 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 | 3673 |
| pcgs-number | 3673 |
| 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 |