This popular 3 cent pattern employs an obverse die created from the coronet large cent design of 1840-1857. They were made at numerous times on planchets of various thicknesses. The following notation is from George Eckfeldt's journal. "Struck a few 3 cent pieces of copper & zinc; the size, thickness and diameter about that of the 1857 copper cent. About the middle of 1863." In copper, as illustrated above, there are about 50-60 known. Full red examples are extremely rare. They were also struck in aluminum J320/P385 supposedly on both thick and thin planchets. These are much rarer with the following 5 confirmed: To see images of most of these, click here. 1) Mitchelson, Connecticut State Library - gem proof 2) Garrett II-Bowers & Ruddy 3/80, Hughes 7/80, Denali collection, Legend, Heritage 1/18 FUN, Black Cat - PCGS66 with corrosion mark in hair visible on all plates. 3) B/M 1/97, Southern collection as PCGS64, Simpson-Heritage 1/21, Heritage 2/25 - PCGS65. 4) Bourne - PCGS63. 5) Woodin, Newcomer, unknown intermediaries, Heritage 2/06, Saul Teichman - NCS60 with laminations. This is plated in both Adams and Woodin and Judd 10th edition, illustrated below. Either #3 or #4 is ex Brand (journal #14248 from Steigerwalt on 5/31/1895). Photos courtesy of Heritage. Eckfeldt journal image courtesy of Alan Meghrig.