1739 United States 3 pence Value
In the current market, a 1739 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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1739 United States 3 pence value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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.
What is a 1739 United States 3 pence worth right now?
Pricing for the 1739 United States 3 pence depends on grade and current collector demand.
1739 United States 3 pence specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1739
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 8.409 g
- Diameter
- 28 mm
Reading a coin with no mint mark
The 1739 United States 3 pence comes from Philadelphia, which struck coins without a mint mark. If the spot where branch-mint coins show a letter is empty on your 1739, that is exactly as it should be.
What makes the 1739 United States 3 pence valuable
There is history in a 1739 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.
Documented examples of the 1739 United States 3 pence in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
1739 United States 3 pence inscriptions & design
Obverse
VALUE ME AS YOU PLEASE/ III
stag l.
Reverse
J CUT MY WAY THROUGH
axe
Measured 1739 United States 3 pence specimens
2 physically measured 1739 United States 3 pence examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 8.409 g, 28 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1739 United States 3 pence #1 | 8.409 g | 28 mm | - | Crosby.26, Freidus.3.3-D, Breen.244, Whitman.8285 |
| 1739 United States 3 pence #2 | 10.54 g | 28 mm | - | Breen.242 (fake) |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.