Three Cent Pieces
YearM Type/Variety Mintage Proof F12 Notes (P:K = Proof: Known)
1851 Heavy date 5.447e6 4 21. P:K - 75% silver Type 1 (no outline)
1851 Thin date .1 hair-thin serifs
1851 Repunched 1 .1 first 1
1851 Double date 21 heavy date
1851O Thin O .720e6 1 33. P:K
1851O Heavy O .1
1851O DoublPunched O 21
1851O Dash afterDate 21
1852 Heavy date 18.66e6 1 21. P:K
1852 Thin date .1
1852 Repunched 1 .1
1852 1/inverted 2 .1
1852 Double date 21
1852 IncompleteStar 21 large hollow areas within star
1853 Heavy date 11.40e6 21.
1853 Thin date .1
1853 Partly RPD .1 partly repunched date
1853 -prototype 0 1 (Type 2), unlocated
1854 8.5 .671e6 .2 24. - 90% silver Type 2 (3 outlines)
1854 HeavyNormlDate 350 .2
1854 ThinNormalDate 53 .2
1855 Double date .139e6 .2 46.
1855 Normal date 21 quadruple outlines to star
1856 1.458e6 .2 24.
1857 Heavy date 1.042e6 .2 21.
1857 Thin date .1
1858 Heavy date 1.604e6 300 21.
1858 Repunched 8s 53 heavy date
1858 Thin date .1
1859 -Normal date .365e6 800 21. - Type 3 (2 outlines)
1859 Repunched 18 53
1860 Heavy date .287e6 538 24. Pr: 1000 minted, rest melted
1860 Thin date 53
1860 Partly RPD 53
1861 Heavy date .498e6 400 23. Pr: 1000 minted, rest melted
1861 Thin date 53
1861 Double date 21
1861 Partly RPD .1
1862 Thin date .344e6 430 24. Pr: 550 minted, rest melted
1862 Heavy date .1
1862 Double date 21
1862 2/1 138
1863 Thin date RP3 21 lightly repunched 3 21000 minted
1863 ThinDt Norml3 0 460 closed top to D (ctD)
1863 Heavy date 0 8 restrike, open top to D (otD)
1863 3/2 Restrike 0 21 heavy date, otD, rev. of 1864
1864 RP4 actD 12470 470 base of 4 repunched, almost ctD
1864 Normal 4 otD 0 3 restrike
1865 RP 1 65 21 21 8000 b.s., 500 proof minted
1865 RP 1 5 0 .2
1865 Normal date 0 .2
1866 DblTopLast6 22725 725 proofs only?, otD from now on
1866 RP 66 53 53 lightly repunched 66
1866 overdate 6/? 21 21
1867 Normal date 4625 625
1867 Double date 53 53
1868 Normal date 21 600 3500 b.s. minted
1868 RP 1 6 0 53
1869 Normal date 21 600 4500 b.s. minted
1869 Double date 0 21
1869 RP 69 21
1869 9/8 8 8
1870 37 1000 3000 b.s. minted less rare than 1868
1871 37 960 3300 b.s. minted
1872 ctD 8 950 1000 b.s. minted
1873 Closed 3 0 600
1865 -Nickel 11.38e6 40 6.50 10% of proofs
1865 rev.HvyRibn 0 11 10-12 Proofs known, high date, J410
1865 rev.ThnRibn 0 21 high date
1865 DblDateWest 0 360 90% of proofs
1865 DblDateSouth 53
1866 4.801e6 725 6.50
1866 6/? overdate 53
1867 3.915e6 625 6.50
1868 3.252e6 600 6.50
1868 Heavy Date 0 .2 minority of proofs
1869 1.604e6 600 7.50
1869 DblDateSouth 350
1870 1.335e6 1000 8.
1870 DblDate 0/0 0 .2 minority of proofs
1870 DblDateSW 53 aka Large/Small
1871 .604e6 960 8.50
1871 DblDate 350
1872 .862e6 950 8.
1872 72/72 0 .2 minority of proofs
1872 DblDateWest 21
1873 Closed 3 .390e6 1100 11.
1873 Open 3 .783e6 8.
1874 .790e6 700 8.
1875 .228e6 700 12.
1875 Pure Nickel 4 2 (magnetic)
1876 .162e6 1150 17.
1876 Pure Nickel 4 2 (magnetic)
1877 0 850 probably 800-900 issued
1877 7/6 0 .1 small minority of proofs
1878 0 2329 625. Pr12
1878 8/7 0 21
1879 41200 3200 70.
1880 24955 3955 90.
1881 1.081e6 3225 6.50
1881 DblDate 0 350
1882 25300 3100 80.
1883 10609 6601 190.
1883 3/2 0 8
1884 5642 3942 350.
1885 4790 3790
1886 0 4290
1887 7961 2960 270.
1887 887/886 0 .1 majority of proofs
1888 41083 4582 70.
1889 21561 3436 90.