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How many silver three cent pieces ....


got lost? I would imagine an awful lot. Where are they hiding today?

I almost lost this little beasty just trying to scan it.image

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Terricolous Creature imageWhoever has the ability to remedy the suffering of others, but chooses rather to withhold aid out of selfish motives, may properly be judged the equivalent of a murderer. --- St. Basil the Great
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  • here ya go - it was under your slime trail image

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  • << <i>here ya go - it was under your slime trail >>



    That must account for the strong purple toning!

    My magic scanner turns purple into BLACK. image
    Terricolous Creature imageWhoever has the ability to remedy the suffering of others, but chooses rather to withhold aid out of selfish motives, may properly be judged the equivalent of a murderer. --- St. Basil the Great
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  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146
    Lets play `guess the date`.....1852...................image
  • Cam40Cam40 Posts: 8,146
    by the way.....thats not the obv like your link description suggests.image
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,837 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Lets play `guess the date`.....1852...................image >>



    No it can't be an 1852. The 1852 coins did not have olive branch and arrows on the reverse. It has be from 1854 to 1873. I'd guess that its an 1860 or '61.

    This little fellow has been dipped white, but I still liked him very much as a PCGS MS-63 at 63 money ...

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    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • I lost an Uncirculated 1862 over 1 IN AN NGC SLAB!!!

    I know it's packed away somewhere, I just haven't been able to find it.

    Jim
  • BigEBigE Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭
    I wonder what an original roll looked like, half a crayon?----------------------BigE
    I'm glad I am a Tree


  • << <i>wonder what an original roll looked like, half a crayon?----- >>



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    The coin I posted is 1856.

    It was cleaned long ago (I love that phrase image) and has toned a deep Caribbean Sea blue with just light touches of red around the circumference.
    Terricolous Creature imageWhoever has the ability to remedy the suffering of others, but chooses rather to withhold aid out of selfish motives, may properly be judged the equivalent of a murderer. --- St. Basil the Great
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