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3 Cents `Three Cent Nickel`
Issuer | United States |
Year | 1865-1889 |
Type | Standard circulation coin |
Value | 3 Cents (0.03 USD) |
Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
Composition | Copper-nickel (.750 copper, .250 nickel) |
Weight | 1.94 g |
Dimensions | 17.9 mm |
Thickness | 1.15 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | James Barton Longacre |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | KM#95 |
Obverse description | Female portrait left, date below |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1885 |
Reverse description | Roman numerals within wreath |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | III |
Edge | Plain |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1865 - - 11 382 000 1865 - Proof - 500 1866 - - 4 801 000 1866 - Proof - 725 1867 - - 3 915 000 1867 - Proof - 625 1868 - - 3 252 000 1868 - Proof - 600 1869 - - 1 604 000 1869 - Proof - 600 1870 - - 1 335 000 1870 - Proof - 1 000 1871 - - 604 000 1871 - Proof - 960 1872 - - 862 000 1872 - Proof - 950 1873 - Closed 3 - 390 000 1873 - Open 3 - 783 000 1873 - Proof (closed 3) - 1 100 1874 - - 790 000 1874 - Proof - 700 1875 - - 228 000 1875 - Proof - 700 1876 - - 162 000 1876 - Proof - 1 150 1877 - Proof only - 900 1878 - Proof only - 2 350 1879 - - 38 000 1879 - Proof - 3 200 1880 - - 21 000 1880 - Proof - 3 955 1881 - - 1 077 000 1881 - Proof - 3 575 1882 - - 22 200 1882 - Proof - 3 100 1883 - - 4 000 1883 - Proof - 6 609 1884 - - 1 700 1884 - Proof - 3 942 1885 - - 1 000 1885 - Proof - 3 790 1886 - Proof - 4 290 1887 - - 5 001 1887 - Proof, overdate 7/6 or 87/86 - 2 960 1888 - - 36 501 1888 - Proof - 4 582 1889 - - 18 125 1889 - Proof - 3 436
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Catalog ID | 6927128810 |
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