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Description: | A silver three cents piece of the United States of America, struck between 1851-1853 at Philadelphia. Slightly less than half the coin survives.Obverse: Nationalistic shield on six-pointed star, encircled by [UNITE]D STATES OF A[MERICA]Reverse: Roman numeral III (representing the value) set within an ornate 'C', encircled by [13] stars.The silver three cents piece was struck between 1851 and 1873, but the absence of arrows beneath the value mark III, in addition to the single outline seen on the star on the obverse, allows this coin to be defined as the first of the main three varieties, struck between 1851 and 1853. This coin was known as the 'fish-scale' coin and was the lightest-weight and smallest coin ever struck in the United States. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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