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1865–1889 Three-cent nickel piece Coin Composition | |||||||||||||
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Metal | USD/Pound | USD/Troy Ounce | USD/Gram | Grams/Coin | USD/Coin |
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Copper | $2.091 | $0.143 | $0.005 | 1.455 g | $0.007 |
Nickel | $4.494 | $0.308 | $0.010 | 0.485 g | $0.005 |
Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For Each Coin: | $0.012 | ||||
Combined Precious and Base Metal Melt Value For 2 Coins: | $0.023 |
YEAR | IMG | COIN NAME | COIN GRADE |
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1867 |
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Three-cent nickel | PCGS:Authentic |
1867 |
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Three-cent Nickel | OFCC:UNGRADED |

COIN TYPE DESCRIPTION | |
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Region: | US |
Category: | Three Cent |
Coin Type: | 1865–1889 Three-cent nickel piece |
Years Minted: | 1865–1889 |
Mint Marks: | NONE (P) |
Denomination: | 3CN |
Obverse Design: | Head of Liberty |
Obverse Designer: | James Barton Longacre |
Reverse Design: | Wreath surrounding Roman numeral III |
Reverse Designer: | James Barton Longacre |
Three-cent nickel piece
The copper-nickel three-cent piece, often called a three-cent nickel piece or three-cent nickel, was designed by US Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre and struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1865 to 1889. It was initially popular, but its place in commerce was supplanted by the five-cent piece, or nickel. REF Three Cent Nickel (United States) Source: en.wikipedia.org Value: 0.03 US dollars Mass: 1.94 g (29.9 gr) Diameter: 17.9 mm (0.70 in) Edge: plain Composition: 75% Cu, 25% Ni Obverse Design: Liberty Head Designer: James Barton Longacre Design Date: 1865 Reverse Design: Roman numeral III Designer: James Barton Longacre Design Date: 1865 REF Nickel Three Cents: 1865-1889 Source: typesets.wikidot.com Quick Coinage Facts Years Minted: 1865-1889 Mints: Philadelphia Composition: 0.750 copper, 0.250 nickel Diameter: 17.9 mm Weight: 1.94 grams Total Mintage: approx. 31,332,527 Edge: plain REF Early years (1865–73) Source: en.wikipedia.org The three-cent nickel piece was very popular when it entered circulation in mid-1865. More convenient than the larger two-cent bronze piece, it largely replaced that coin, starting the two-cent on its way to decreased popularity and abolition in 1873. The hard alloy, though, caused high levels of die breakage. Between 1865 and 1876, some 17 million three-cent pieces were used by the government to redeem the three-cent fractional currency notes. REF Decline and end (1873–90) Source: en.wikipedia.org On January 18, 1873, Philadelphia Mint Chief Coiner A. Loudon Snowden formally complained to Pollock that on the new year's coins, the digit "3" too closely resembled an "8". Pollock ordered Chief Engraver William Barber (Longacre had died in office on January 1, 1869) to redo the logotypes for the date. Thus, most denominations of American coinage dated 1873, including the three-cent nickel piece, have varieties: the Close (or Closed) 3 from early in the year, and the Open 3 from after Barber made his modifications. A total of 390,000 Closed 3 and 783,000 Open 3 of the three-cent nickel were minted. REF 3 Cents "Three Cent Nickel" Source: en.numista.com KM# 95 Features Country United States Years 1865-1889 Value 3 Cents (0.03 USD) Metal Copper-nickel Weight 1.94 g Diameter 17.9 mm Engraver James Barton Longacre Shape Round Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓ REF |
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