United States | |
| Value | 3 cents (0.03 US dollars) |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 28.57 mm |
| Edge | Plain |
| Composition | |
| Years of minting | 1863 |
| Catalog number | Judd-319, Pollock 384 |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | Liberty with braided hair |
| Designer | Christian Gobrecht |
| Design date | 1863 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Denomination surrounded by a wreath |
| Design date | 1863 |
The three-cent bronze was a pattern coin struck in 1863 by George Eckfeldt.[1] The coin shares its obverse design (other than the font of the date, which is smaller and curved), thickness, and diameter with that of the Braided Hair large cent, but was made of bronze rather than pure copper. Weighing 140 grains, it weighed nearly three times that of the bronze Indian Head cent.[2] About 50 to 60 examples are known.[1]
The obverse features an image of Liberty.
- ^ a b "J319/P384". US Patterns. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "1863 3C Three Cents, Judd-319 Original, Pollock-384, R.5, PR65 : Lot #3937". Heritage Auctions. Retrieved 15 March 2016.