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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => U.S. Coins => Topic started by: Triggersmob on July 29, 2010, 11:00:58 PM

Title: U.S. Three Cent Coin
Post by: Triggersmob on July 29, 2010, 11:00:58 PM

I don't possess any of these coins, but I was just wondering how many of you were aware as to why they exist.

(http://www.stampcommunity.org/uploaded/rod222/2010730_000coins5538.JPG)

Title: Re: U.S. Three Cent Coin
Post by: scottishmoney on July 30, 2010, 02:31:12 AM

They really are cool coins, about the size of the current US dime, and I have heard of people getting them in circulation as a dime.  Here is an uncirculated example from 1865:

(http://www.scottishmoney.net/usa/3cent1865.jpg)

These coins were not overly popular in circulation even then, but they and the 2 cent coins stayed in circulation until ca 1900 or so when they started getting saved.

Curiously stamps are also the reason this thang was created - so people could buy 100 stamps:

(http://www.scottishmoney.net/usa/three1878.jpg)

The $3 coins were never really popular - but there were exceptions, they were popular in some mining areas for a particular reason - $3 represented the price of a night of pleasure.

Title: Re: U.S. Three Cent Coin
Post by: EgCollector on July 30, 2010, 02:38:57 AM

very interesting, thanks for the info  :)

Title: Re: U.S. Three Cent Coin
Post by: Pocketcoins on July 30, 2010, 06:23:56 AM

(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk177/pocketcoins/ThreecentnickleVnickel_2.jpg)
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk177/pocketcoins/ThreecentnickleVnickel_3.jpg)

Not nearly as nice as scottishmoney's but a nice coin to have. You just don't see a lot of them. ;D

Title: Re: U.S. Three Cent Coin
Post by: EgCollector on August 01, 2010, 04:12:48 AM

i like it, thanks for sharing  :)

Title: Re: U.S. Three Cent Coin
Post by: Templar on August 01, 2010, 12:09:00 PM

THE 3 CENT NICKELS AS THEY ARE SOMETIMES CALLED ARE A HARD SET TO COMPLETE---I HAVE ALL BUT THREE AND I DON'T THINK I CAN FINISH THE SET BECAUSE THE ONES I NEED ARE HARD TO FIND AND WHEN YOU DO FIND ONE THE PRICE IS USUALLY OUT OF MY REACH.........BUT THAT IS WHAT TOMORROW IS FOR........

YOUR SERVANT.........THE TEMPLAR