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3 Cents "Three Cent Nickel"
Features
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard Circulation Coin |
| Years | 1865-1889 |
| Value | 3 Cents (0.03 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-Date) |
| Composition | Copper-Nickel |
| Weight | 1.94 g |
| Diameter | 17.9 mm |
| Thickness | 1.15 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin Alignment ↑↓ |
| References | KM# 95 |
Obverse
Female portrait left, date below
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
LIBERTY
1869
Engraver: James Barton Longacre
Reverse
Roman numerals within wreath
Lettering: III
Engraver: James Barton Longacre
Edge
Smooth
| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | 11,382,000 | 44% | ||||||||||
| 1865 | 500 | 0.5% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1866 | 4,801,000 | 25% | ||||||||||
| 1866 | 725 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1867 | 3,915,000 | 19% | ||||||||||
| 1867 | 625 | 0.6% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1868 | 3,252,000 | 15% | ||||||||||
| 1868 | 600 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1869 | 1,604,000 | 10% | ||||||||||
| 1869 | 600 | 0.3% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1870 | 1,335,000 | 8% | ||||||||||
| 1870 | 1,000 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1871 | 604,000 | 4% | ||||||||||
| 1871 | 960 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1872 | 862,000 | 5% | ||||||||||
| 1872 | 950 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1873 | 390,000 | 2% | Closed 3 | |||||||||
| 1873 | 783,000 | 4% | Open 3 | |||||||||
| 1873 | 1,100 | 0.3% | Proof (closed "3") | |||||||||
| 1874 | 790,000 | 5% | ||||||||||
| 1874 | 700 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1875 | 228,000 | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1875 | 700 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1876 | 162,000 | 1.8% | ||||||||||
| 1876 | 1,150 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1877 | 510 | 0.3% | Proof only (circulated though) | |||||||||
| 1878 | 2,350 | 0.3% | Proof only (circulated though) | |||||||||
| 1879 | 38,000 | 1.0% | ||||||||||
| 1879 | 3,200 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1880 | 21,000 | 0.5% | ||||||||||
| 1880 | 3,955 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1881 | 1,077,000 | 11% | ||||||||||
| 1881 | 3,575 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1882 | 22,200 | 0.5% | ||||||||||
| 1882 | 3,100 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1883 | 4,000 | 0.5% | ||||||||||
| 1883 | 6,609 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1884 | 1,700 | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| 1884 | 3,942 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1885 | 1,000 | 0.4% | ||||||||||
| 1885 | 3,790 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1886 | 4,290 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1887 | 5,001 | 0.4% | Overdate variety exists (1887/6) | |||||||||
| 1887 | 2,960 | 0.20% | Proof; overdate variety exists (1887/6) | |||||||||
| 1888 | 36,501 | 1.6% | ||||||||||
| 1888 | 4,582 | 0.20% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1889 | 18,125 | 0.9% | ||||||||||
| 1889 | 3,436 | 0.3% | Proof | |||||||||