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I thought it was a token!

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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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Wow! That trime is on my hit list. Both coins look great! Congrats
 
Given the circumstances, a little glue on a 3 cent piece never hurt anyone, congrats on your great hunt!
 
Nice digs . Thanks for the pics
 
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!
 
hey, very awesome, they have cool written all over them and they look real good to me, brreak or not!
 
A little bittersweet but still a great find. :thumbsup: I'm still looking for that particular coin myself.
 
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...
 
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
 
I think its beautiful as is, better looking than it would have been all bent up.
 
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.
 
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!:BangHead:
 
NEWSFLASH: "MAN OF STEEL BREAKS SILVER WITH BARE HANDS"

"Always look at the bright side of life." Monty Python
 
Thats interesting, now I know not to bend one if ever found !! Still a great find in my book and congrats !!
 
You know the old saying..."Better to have dug and broke then to have never dug at all".
 
Well even broken it is sweet!
 
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!
 

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