U.S. Three Cent Coin

[Triggersmob]

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

[scottishmoney]

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:

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:

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.

[EgCollector]

very interesting, thanks for the info 

[Pocketcoins]

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

[EgCollector]

i like it, thanks for sharing 

[Templar]

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