1881 3 Cent Coin

[Kena]

All,

I have recently acquired an 1881 3 cent coin.

Ken

[Triggersmob]

Very nice Ken.
Another hole plugged in the 7070. 

[S.George]

 
One of the beauty designs of U.S. coins and it is in wonderful condition
George

[ElleKitty]

A lovely example. 

I like the oddities of the US coin family.  The little 3 cent and the 3 cent silvers are adorable.

[Kena]

I do find the 3 cent coin to be a nice oddity.

Used to think the 2 cent coin and 20 cent were odd but once I moved to the UK which has a 2 pence and 20 pence, those no longer seem odd to me.

At first the half dime seems odd but later one it became the nickel or 5 cent coin.

I have yet to acquire a half cent but I do have some UK half penny coins.

Of course, all this makes me wonder what other countries have odd value coins which did circulate.

Ken

[Goose]

Yes they do. Canada has (had) the cent-- 1, 3, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, $1, $2, 1 lb, $5, $8, $10, $15, $20, $100, $150, $175, $200, $300, & $350. That's 21, all coins. I might have misses some. (A 1lb and $8 coin? Yep.)

[Kena]

But are those circulating coins or collector issues which don't circulate?

[Triggersmob]

How about this for odd denomination.

[ElleKitty]

The other US 3 cent coin, made of silver and so very tiny. 



Venezuela and Guatelmala had a 12 1/2 centavo coin that was pretty neat.



The Bahamas have a 15 cent coin.



Given time I could come up with a few more, but the old brain isn't awake yet...

[Triggersmob]

3 Dram from Armenia
2 1/2 cents from Netherlands East Indies.
4 Centavos from Portugal
3 Kopeks from Russia
2 1/2 Lira from Turkey