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PCGS Number: 61044 Coin Date: 1870 Denomination (Short): P3c Denomination (Long): Pattern 3 Cents Variety: Aluminum Variety 2: J-801 Desg: PR Composition: Aluminum Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: Pattern Coinage Years: 1870 Mint Location: Philadelphia Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: 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 Description: Regular die used to coin silver three-cent pieces. General Notes: 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. PCGS #: 61044
