1861 3 Cent Silver - NGC XF45 Philidelphia holiday The Siege of Antioch took

The Siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade of 1097-1098 on the Crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria

Certified by PCGS this coin is in an About Circulated condition

Sourced from a single

Hard to find PF70 First Release set

Known as The "Ship of Gold"

1861 3 Cent Silver - NGC XF45 Philidelphia holiday The Siege of Antioch tookMintage: 498,000 Minted in Philidelphia Designed by James B Longacre This 1861 3 cent piece is 90% silver, minted in Philidelphia and was designed by James B Longacre. Silver three cent pieces (Type 1) were first introduced in 1851 to facilitate the purchase of three cent stamps. Today, only numismatists remember these tiny coins and the important part they played in the nation's coinage system in the late 1850s and the early days of the Civil War.