Three Cent - Silver - 1861 AU50

This 1861 three-cent piece is struck from 90% silver. It is from the Variety 3 type, issued from 1859-1873. The silver 3¢ piece is the America`s smallest silver coin. Nowadays, all coins from the silver three-cent series are scarce and eagerly sought-after by collectors who want an example of this now-vanished 3¢ denomination.