3 Cents `Three Cent Nickel`

€5,336.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1865-1889
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value3 Cents (0.03 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel (.750 copper, .250 nickel)
Weight1.94 g
Dimensions17.9 mm
Thickness1.15 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)James Barton Longacre
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#95
Obverse descriptionFemale portrait left, date below
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringUNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1885
Reverse descriptionRoman numerals within wreath
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIII
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1865  - - 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
Catalog ID6927128810
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