The 1858 Three Cent Silver is the first year of the final design type for its series. Type 3 reduced and removed certain aspects of the design to help with clash-marks and striking. The 1858 is very common up through MS64 with MS65 and MS66 being tougher to find. MS67 and finer would be considered very rare.
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 | 364,200 |
ngc-id | 22Z8 |
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 III issues (1859-73) there is a single frame line around the star. |
pcgs-link | 3677 |
pcgs-number | 3677 |
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 | 1859-1873 |