Electrotype. 1783 Chalmers Threepence. Copy of the Crosby Plate Coin. Essentially as Made.

16.3 grains. An extraordinary piece, with spectacular Mint State detail and superb eye appeal. A tiny electrotyping flaw at the denticles of 83 give this away as a copy, as do the thick, square rims, but the color and surface are excellent. We can't recall seeing a Chalmers threepence electrotype before. This one may have been made while Crosby owned this coin, or while it was in his possession to photograph ca. 1875.

From the E Pluribus Unum Collection.