I thought it was a token!

[hunting deer]

I thought it was a token and destroyed it I should say! I couldn't read what it was without my loop which was in my truck. I noticed it had a small crack in it and rather than wait till I got to the truck, I tried to bend it to see if it was silver. That's when it broke in two. That's right, an 1852 three cent piece. Tell me it's a counterfeit so I feel better! It's not like I ever broke a dime in two with my finger's before! I can't believe how small it is for a US coin. I also found an 1855 large cent which made me feel a little better. I glued it back together and put it in a jacket so I can at least say I found a three cent piece before. Good Hunting.

 

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[Fyrguy86]

Wow! That trime is on my hit list. Both coins look great! Congrats

 

[BigWaveDave]

Given the circumstances, a little glue on a 3 cent piece never hurt anyone, congrats on your great hunt!

 

[46Wheat]

Nice digs . Thanks for the pics

 

[WHADIFIND]

Absolutely a fake Trime. Couldn't possibly break one in two with your bare hands. No way! Nope couldn't be.

There.

Feel better!

In any case, still excellent finds! WTG!

 

[hunting deer]

Given the circumstances, a little glue on a 3 cent piece never hurt anyone, congrats on your great hunt!

Thanks!

 

[Fattony315]

Nice finds.

 

[dirtlooter]

hey, very awesome, they have cool written all over them and they look real good to me, brreak or not!

 

[Evolution]

A little bittersweet but still a great find. I'm still looking for that particular coin myself.

 

[OWK]

Nice find.

If I only had a trime for every coin I cheesed-up by trying to make it better... welcome to my world.. sigh...

 

[jmastny78]

Too bad on the 3 center, still an awesome find and great to hang on to! Oddly enough, I just found my first 3 cent tonight as well and it, too, was an 1852! Headbang: Nice LC also! Thanks for sharing and HH

 

[SusanMN]

I think its beautiful as is, better looking than it would have been all bent up.

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Congrats on the 3 center, the second one i have seen posted tonight.

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

Two posted in one day is highly unusual indeed.
A scarcely dug coin.
Probably only broke as was already nearly cut in half. I wouldn't feel to bad, mine is holed, and I still consider it a good find.
Congrats crossing that one off.

 

[Ia.FurTrade]

It's real.........the first three years they were only 75% silver,thus they are brittle & break easily......I broke two badly bent ones trying to straighten before I found out they were NOT 90% silver..........lesson learned!

 

[mariposagold]

NEWSFLASH: "MAN OF STEEL BREAKS SILVER WITH BARE HANDS"

"Always look at the bright side of life." Monty Python

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Thats interesting, now I know not to bend one if ever found !! Still a great find in my book and congrats !!

 

[qaela4]

You know the old saying..."Better to have dug and broke then to have never dug at all".

 

[dig kzoo]

Well even broken it is sweet!

 

[cjon455]

hey it happens to the best of us, our excitement makes us do things we otherwise wouldn't, still a super awesome coin regardless of the crack or not

Congrats!