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Title: U.S. Three Cent Coin Post by: triggersmob on July 30, 2010, 06:00:58 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, 09:31:12 PM 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, 09:38:57 PM very interesting, thanks for the info :)
Title: Re: U.S. Three Cent Coin Post by: Pocketcoins on July 31, 2010, 01:23:56 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, 11:12:48 PM i like it, thanks for sharing :)
Title: Re: U.S. Three Cent Coin Post by: templar on August 02, 2010, 07:09:00 AM 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........
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