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A fantastic and genuinely scarce piece of Danish West Indies history! This 1859 Danish West Indies 3 Cents was struck during the reign of King Frederik VII and contains .625 fine silver.
With a reported mintage of only 291,000 pieces, this is already a low-mintage issue — but the true appeal is the survival rate. Far fewer examples remain today in collectible condition, making attractive circulated specimens increasingly difficult to locate.
This example grades approximately AU (About Uncirculated) and presents exceptionally well for a coin of this age. The major design details remain strong, with attractive original character and only the expected light signs of circulation. An excellent example for collectors of Danish West Indies coinage, Scandinavian numismatics, colonial issues, or world silver.
KEY DETAILS:
• Year: 1859
• Country/Territory: Danish West Indies
• Denomination: 3 Cents
• Ruler: King Frederik VII
• Composition: .625 Fine Silver
• Mintage: Only 291,000
• Condition: Approximately AU (About Uncirculated)
• Type: Scarce 19th-century colonial silver issue
Coins like this are a great reminder that mintage doesn’t tell the entire story — a relatively small original production combined with well over a century and a half of attrition means attractive survivors can be considerably harder to find than the original mintage number suggests.
A beautiful, historically significant, low-mintage silver coin and a fantastic addition to any advanced world, Danish, or colonial coin collection.
