Just found a tiny silver coin from 1852

[PowerDubs]

So thin I bent it.

Anybody know what it is?

 

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[smokeythecat]

It's a US silver 3 cent piece, also known as a Trime! Congratulations! Those are bucket listers for most people. I think I have found two ever.

 

[Aeroboy]

Trime. I found one in a sofa once. Nice find.

 

[PowerDubs]

Cool. Never knew they made such a thing. Thank you!!

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Congrats. I have only found one in 46 yrs. of detecting.

 

[GB1]

Cool. Never knew they made such a thing. Thank you!!

nice finds if you get a Red book for US coins there is a lot in there i didn't know they made

 

[Professor of Engineering]

It's a Trime, looks to be in good condition!

 

[3cylbill]

great find now go back and find the 3 cent nickel.....

 

[Silver Saver]

Lucky you! A coin that many of us would love to find! Only struck for 23 years(1851-1873), and the first 3 years they were 75% silver 25% copper then changed to 90% silver. Definitely one of my favorite designs on a US coin.

 

[sgtled3533]

Nice trime!!! Love that coin [emoji106]🏻

 

[RiverRat3]

Awesome find.....

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on your first trime.
Now you need to find the other two oddball coins , the 2 center and the 20 cent piece.

 

[thrifty76now]

Congrats on that small find. Those are scarce finds.

 

[grasshopper]

Nice!!!

These coins were minted in part because postage rates changed from 5 cents to 3 cents in 1851.

Awesome find, still looking for my first.

 

[HighVDI]

Awesome rare find! I've only found NONE! Lol. Congrats.

 

[A2coins]

trimes and trickles cool find

 

[Truth]

Hitting a trime and the best was you not having the foggiest idea what is was :laughing (with you)

Haven’t you heard IT’S TRIME TIME BABY!!!

Congratulations on hitting a special bucket lister that has eluded a lot of us

 

[PowerDubs]

I haven’t been out hunting in a couple months, so finding something cool on my first day back out makes me want to get back out there.

 

[Truth]

I haven’t been out hunting in a couple months, so finding something cool on my first day back out makes me want to get back out there.

Finding a beautiful trime like you did after not swinging for months is a real sign that the detecting gods what you back BAD! Never stop a possible good run ))

 

[Hawks88]

That’s a beautiful trime find. Congrats!