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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the 3-Cent Silver (1851–1872) series of 3-Cent Pieces in the U.S. Coins contains 45 distinct entries with CPG® values between $36.00 and $456,000.00.
3 cent silver "trimes" were struck from 1851 through 1873 and were produced with the primary purpose of paying for postage, which at the time was 3 cents for a first-class letter mailed in the United States. While the "trime," designed by James B. Longacre, indeed became popular with the public for this reason, 3 cent coins also served a larger role in commerce, and the denomination circulated well for many years.



The 3-cent coin also has the reputation of being the nation?s lightest coin, weighing in at only 0.80 grams upon its debut and eventual...

Catalog Detail

  3-Cent Silver (1851–1872) Value Range Favorite
3-Cent Silver (1851–1872) Value Range  
3-Cent Silver 3cS Type 1, 1851-1853 MS Type Coin
$36.00
-
$26,500
$36.00 - $26,500
3-Cent Silver 3cS Type 2, 1854-1858 MS Type Coin
$41.00
-
$90,000
$41.00 - $90,000
3-Cent Silver 3cS Type 3, 1859-1872 MS Type Coin
$41.00
-
$24,000
$41.00 - $24,000
1851 3cS MS
$36.00
-
$26,500
$36.00 - $26,500
1851 3cS Repunched Date, FS-301 MS
$275
-
$3,600
$275 - $3,600
1851 3cS Repunched Date, FS-302 MS
$275
-
$3,600
$275 - $3,600
1851-O 3cS MS
$47.00
-
$31,500
$47.00 - $31,500
1851-O 3cS MS PL
$525
-
$35,000
$525 - $35,000
1852 3cS MS
$36.00
-
$26,500
$36.00 - $26,500
1852 3cS Date Repunched Over Inverted Date, FS-301 MS
$50.00
-
$5,500
$50.00 - $5,500
1852 3cS Repunched Date, FS-302 MS
$50.00
-
$5,500
$50.00 - $5,500
1852 3cS Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS
$50.00
-
$5,500
$50.00 - $5,500
1853 3cS MS
$36.00
-
$5,000
$36.00 - $5,000
1853 3cS Repunched Date, FS-301 MS
$60.00
-
$5,500
$60.00 - $5,500
1854 3cS MS
$45.00
-
$90,000
$45.00 - $90,000
1854 3cS Repunched Date, FS-301 MS
$75.00
-
$24,000
$75.00 - $24,000

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1855 3cS MS
$60.00
-
$57,500
$60.00 - $57,500
1856 3cS MS
$43.00
-
$43,000
$43.00 - $43,000
1857 3cS MS
$41.00
-
$21,500
$41.00 - $21,500
1858 3cS MS
$41.00
-
$90,000
$41.00 - $90,000
1859 3cS MS
$41.00
-
$29,000
$41.00 - $29,000
1860 3cS MS
$41.00
-
$48,000
$41.00 - $48,000
1861 3cS MS
$41.00
-
$24,000
$41.00 - $24,000
1862 3cS MS
$41.00
-
$24,000
$41.00 - $24,000
1862 3cS MS PL
$215.00
-
$26,000
$215.00 - $26,000
1862/1 3cS MS
$41.00
-
$8,000
$41.00 - $8,000
1862/1 3cS Overdate, FS-301 MS
$41.00
-
$8,000
$41.00 - $8,000
1863 3cS MS
$390
-
$24,000
$390 - $24,000
1863 3cS MS PL
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1864 3cS MS
$390
-
$27,000
$390 - $27,000
1864 3cS MS PL
$975
-
$29,500
$975 - $29,500
1865 3cS MS
$390
-
$216,000
$390 - $216,000
1866 3cS MS
$455
-
$31,500
$455 - $31,500
1866 3cS MS PL
$1,150
-
$35,000
$1,150 - $35,000
1867 3cS MS
$390
-
$43,000
$390 - $43,000
1868 3cS MS
$575
-
$43,000
$575 - $43,000
1868 3cS MS PL
$3,150
-
$47,500
$3,150 - $47,500

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1869/9 3cS MS
$390
-
$60,500
$390 - $60,500
1869/9 3cS MS PL
$1,300
-
$66,500
$1,300 - $66,500
1870 3cS MS
$390
-
$29,000
$390 - $29,000
1870 3cS MS PL
$1,300
-
$31,500
$1,300 - $31,500
1871 3cS MS
$390
-
$24,000
$390 - $24,000
1871 3cS MS PL
$975
-
$26,000
$975 - $26,000
1872 3cS MS
$490
-
$66,000
$490 - $66,000
3-Cent Silver Set 3cS no 1862/1, 23 Coins MS Set Total
$4,600
-
$456,000
$4,600 - $456,000
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the 3-Cent Silver (1851–1872) series of 3-Cent Pieces in the U.S. Coins contains 45 distinct entries with CPG® values between $36.00 and $456,000.00.
3 cent silver "trimes" were struck from 1851 through 1873 and were produced with the primary purpose of paying for postage, which at the time was 3 cents for a first-class letter mailed in the United States. While the "trime," designed by James B. Longacre, indeed became popular with the public for this reason, 3 cent coins also served a larger role in commerce, and the denomination circulated well for many years.



The 3-cent coin also has the reputation of being the nation?s lightest coin, weighing in at only 0.80 grams upon its debut and eventual...

Catalog Detail