1652 United States 3 pence Value
In the current market, a 1652 United States 3 pence changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. Exceptional, certified pieces regularly exceed the top of that range.
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1652 United States 3 pence value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
Today's value of the 1652 United States 3 pence
Pricing for the 1652 United States 3 pence depends on grade and current collector demand.
1652 United States 3 pence specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1652
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 1.119 g
- Diameter
- 17.44 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
No mint mark is the mark here: the 1652 United States 3 pence comes from the main Philadelphia Mint, which left its coins unlettered in this era. The position where branch mints placed their letter (varies by series) is simply blank.
What makes the 1652 United States 3 pence valuable
The 1652 United States 3 pence lacks precise production records, so its value rests on demonstrated rarity: how often examples surface at auction and how they compare to documented specimens.
There is history in a 1652 United States Coinage as well. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
1652 United States 3 pence inscriptions & design
Obverse
MASATHVSETS
Pine Tree
Reverse
NEW ENGLAND 1652 III
legend around date and value
Measured 1652 United States 3 pence specimens
12 physically measured 1652 United States 3 pence examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 1.119 g, 17.44 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1652 United States 3 pence #1 | 1.12 g | - | - | Salmon (The silver coins of Massachusetts : classification, minting technique, atlas), Salmon.1-A, Noe.Pine.34, Crosby.1-A1, Whitman.630, Breen.50 |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #2 | 1.15 g | - | - | Noe.Pine.37, Crosby.2B-B, Breen.49, Salmon.2a-B, Whitman.640 |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #3 | 1.19 g | 17.61 mm | 12 h | Noe.Oak-23, Crosby.1-A1, Breen.32, Salmon.1-A, Whitman.260 |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #4 | 1.03 g | 17.8 mm | 12 h | Noe.Oak-28, Crosby.6-C, Breen.33, Salmon.6-B, Whitman.310 |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #5 | 1.03 g | - | - | Salmon.2-B, Noe.Pine.36, Crosby.2A-B, Breen.49, Whitman.640 |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #6 | 1.1 g | 16.26 mm | 12 h | Salmon.1-A, Noe.Willow-1-A, Breen.14, Crosby.plate I, no. 7, Whitman.130 |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #7 | 1.05 g | - | - | Noe.Pine.36, Crosby.2A-B, Breen.49, Salmon.2-B, Whitman.640 |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #8 | 1.193 g | 17.27 mm | 12 h | Salmon.3-Ai, Noe.Oak-25, Crosby.3-A2, Whiman.280, Breen |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #9 | 1.124 g | 17.44 mm | 12 h | Noe.Oak.27, Crosby.5-B, Breen.32, Whitman.300, Salmon |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #10 | 0.997 g | - | - | Noe.Pine.34, Crosby.1-A1, Breen.50 |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #11 | 1.028 g | - | - | Noe.Pine.36, Crosby.2A-B, Breen.49, Salmon.2-B, Whitman.640 |
| 1652 United States 3 pence #12 | 1.119 g | - | - | Salmon.2-B, Noe.Pine.36, Crosby.2A-B, Breen.49, Whitman.640 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.