1870 Silver Pattern 3 Cents PR J-797 Values

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1870 Silver Pattern 3 Cents PR J-797 Values

Details

1870 Trime. Made in quantity as a numismatic curiosity, the obverse apparently being intended for the Standard Silver five-cent piece of this year, and the reverse being a slightly mismatched (in terms of diameter) trime die.

Obverse: Barber’s Liberty Seated design, with figure seated, facing left, with her right hand supporting a shield, liberty cap on pole behind, and with an olive branch in her left hand. UNITED STATES to left, OF AMERICA to right, date 1870 below.

Reverse: Regular die used to coin silver three-cent pieces.

Basic Information

GSID:

13672

Coin Date:

1870

Denomination:

P3c / Pattern 3 Cents

Designation:

PR

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1870

Composition:

Silver

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Silver

Variety 2:

J-797

Rarity:

R-7

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Proof

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

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