(1849) Three Cent Die Trial - J-A1849-2
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Description
This billon piece was made to show how large a three-cent coin would be. It and a companion cent-sized piece, Judd-A1849-1, were made in 1849 after Representative Samuel Vinton proposed the idea on January 9, and Mint Director Robert M. Patterson presented them on January 18. The design is plain; an 1877 sale described a possible second example as a planchet with III stamped on it. The one traced example passed through the Mickley collection (1867), Ford and the Bourne collections. The silver three-cent piece itself was authorized by the Act of March 3, 1851.
Rarity Notes
one traced (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-A1849-2; Pollock-3098
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