1783 United States 3 pence Value
A 1783 United States 3 pence is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
Public domain image (struck or printed before 1926). Click to enlarge.
1783 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.
How much is a 1783 United States 3 pence worth today?
Pricing for the 1783 United States 3 pence depends on grade and current collector demand.
1783 United States 3 pence specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1783
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
- Weight
- 0.7 g
- Diameter
- 13 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1783 United States 3 pence was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
Why the 1783 United States 3 pence is worth money
Documented examples of the 1783 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.
The series itself does some of the lifting for the 1783 United States 3 pence: Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Broad, multigenerational demand for the design gives every date, including this one, a deep and liquid market.
1783 United States 3 pence inscriptions & design
Obverse
I. CHALMERS ANNAPS
clasped hands
Reverse
THREE PENCE 1783
branch within wreath
Measured 1783 United States 3 pence specimens
1 physically measured 1783 United States 3 pence example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 0.7 g, 13 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783 United States 3 pence #1 | 0.7 g | 13 mm | - | Breen.1018, Whitman.1760 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.