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		United States three cent coin was a unit of currency equaling 3/100th of a United States dollar.
		It was proposed in 1851 both as a result of the decrease in postage rates from five cents to three and to answer the need for a small denomination, easy to handle coin.
		The coin was composed of 75% silver and 25% copper to ensure that the coin would be considered real currency yet not worth melting down for the silver (see melt value).
	www.hokanson-coins.com /US-THREE-CENTS-SILVER.html (401 words)

	Coin-Gallery Online - U.S. Coinage
		United States Coppers were the first produced by the Federal Mint when it officially opened for business in 1793.
		A score of 70 was a perfect coin while a grading score of 1 was a barely identifiable piece.
		United States Silver Coinage consisted of the bulk of issues made by The United States Mint.
	www.coin-gallery.com /cguscoinage.htm (1528 words)

	H.I.P. Pocket Change™ Web Site - Coin of the Month - October 2005
		Coin denominations have stayed pretty much the same ever since the United States began making coins.
		Pretty soon, coins were so hard to find that paper money was made in small-change denominations and stores had to make their own tokens (see the April 2001 Coin of the Month).
		Obverse: The smallest coin ever made by the United States Mint was nicknamed "fish scale." The main design featured a six-pointed star behind a shield.
	www.usmint.gov /kids/coinNews/coinOfTheMonth/2005/10.cfm (414 words)

	Three Cent Pieces - Old And Sold Antiques Auction & Marketplace
		Three cent pieces are divided into two general types--silver and nickel.
		A general description of the coin is as follows: Obverse, a five-pointed star surrounded by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, date beneath star; reverse, Roman numeral III within an ornate C, surrounded by 13 small six-pointed stars.
		The unpopularity of this coin is indicated by the fact that it was minted in diminishing quantities until it was finally suspended in 1889.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles/article320.shtml (581 words)

	Three-cent piece (United States coin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The coin was composed of 75% silver and 25% copper to ensure that the coin would be considered real currency yet not worth melting down for the silver.
		The three cent silver coin was minted from 1851 to 1873 at the Philadelphia mint.
		The answer to this issue was reached in 1865 with the introduction of the three cent nickel coin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Three-cent_piece_(United_States_coin) (485 words)

	Two-cent piece (United States coin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The two-cent coin was produced in the United States from 1864-1873 with decreasing mintages throughout that time.
		Two cent pieces were minted in both proof and regular issues.
		The two cent piece was authorized by Congress on April 22, 1864 by the Coinage Act, and the same law that eliminated the coins in 1873 also did away with the half dime and the silver three-cent piece (the copper-nickel three cent piece continued to be minted through 1889).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Two-cent_piece_(United_States_coin) (389 words)

	U.S. Treasury - Fact Sheet on the History of the Lincoln Cent
		When the Lincoln one-cent coin made its initial appearance in 1909, it marked a radical departure from the accepted styling of United States coins, introducing as it did for the first time a portrait coin in the regular series.
		August 2, 1909, the new coin was released to the public.
		This coin is identical in size and appearance to the predominantly copper cent issued before 1982, but this modification saves the Government an estimated $25 million in metal costs every year.
	www.ustreas.gov /education/fact-sheets/currency/lincoln-cent.html (962 words)

	Three cent coin
		America's three-cent silver coin, the smallest United States silver coin ever, was created in part to pay for the cost of a stamp.
		The five-cent coin of the time was made of silver and not available so transactions could only be completed with copper cents, which were large and cumbersome.
		Further, it was proposed that the new coin be made of an alloy of 75% silver and 25% copper that would have enough precious silver to be thought of as "real money" but not enough to be worth melting down.
	ia.essortment.com /threecentcoin_rlzk.htm (499 words)

	U.S. Treasury - Fact Sheet on the Indian Head Cent
		Above and between the ends of the branches is the shield of the United States.
		The coins that were struck between 1859 and 1864 were composed of 88 percent copper and 12 percent nickel, as required by law.
		In 1864, the weight of the coins was reduced from 72 grains to the present weight of 48 grains, and the alloy changed to 95 percent copper and 5 percent tin and zinc.
	www.ustreas.gov /education/fact-sheets/currency/indian-head.shtml (456 words)

	The United States Coinage - US Mint - US Rare Coin Investments
		Between the busts on the silver coins that first appeared in 1794, and that on the gold that followed in 1795, the former having the hair hanging down upon the neck, and the latter wearing a Phrygian cap, there are marked differences for each of the metals.
		The latest coin struck at the mint is the five cent nickel piece bearing the head of an Indian chief on the obverse and a Buffalo on the reverse.
		While, as a rule, the form of this gold is the normal one of the usual coin, and in many cases the devices of the national coins were employed with legends suitable to the private character of the issuer, yet a few abnormal shapes are found among them.
	www.usrarecoininvestments.com /collecting/US_coins.htm (1250 words)

	Glossary of Numismatic Terms & Acronyms - Coin Collector's University - ACSB.com
		While any coin subjected to a cleaning process could technically be considered cleaned, this term most commonly refers to those which have been abrasively cleaned (a coin which has been abrasively cleaned generally has a lower numismatic value than an otherwise comparable uncleaned specimen).
		Upper and lower dies coming together in a coin press without a planchet between them; design details may be partially impressed in the opposite dies and subsequently as mirror images on coins struck from the clashed dies.
		A proof coin with a granular (rather than mirrorlike) surface produced by dies treated to obtain a minutely etched surfaces (usually in the raised portion of the coin's design).
	www.acsb.com /CoinUniversity/glossary.htm (4129 words)

	Three Cent Piece - TheCoinAlley
		At the time, the postal service was also considering reducing the amount of the United States postage stamp to 3 cents, it seemed like a good idea from congress to make the three cent piece for a convenience for purchasing stamps.
		The rim of the coin is written the United States of America and the date at the bottom of the coin.
		The coin was minted in Philadelphia and in New Orleans.
	www.thecoinalley.com /threecent.html (306 words)

	NSI - Information - Coin & Currency Info
		A coin's age is not necessarily the determent of value, and some coins minted in the early 1800's may not be as valuable as say a mint condition 1932 Washington Quarter minted at the Denver Mint.
		Numismatic gold coins, such as those minted prior to 1934 are highly sought after by astute collectors and investors for their beauty, historical value and investment potential.
		Bullion coins are coins or medals that derive their value based on the actual gold or silver content plus a small premium for the fact it is in coin form and an exact weight.
	www.coindeals.com /information/currency.cfm (568 words)

	Wikinfo \| United States coinage (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The "eagle," "half-eagle" and "quarter-eagle" were specifically given these names in the Act of Congress that originally authorized them ("An Act establishing a Mint, and regulating Coins of the United States", section 9, April 2, 1792).
		The current dollar coin has an image of Sacagawea on the obverse, and is minted of a golden-colored brass-manganese alloy.
		This "golden dollar" was designed to replace the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin, which was produced from 1979-1981 and again in 1999.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=United_States_coinage (292 words)

	ValleyCoin.com - Coins, Currency and Precious Metals for Every Collector
		Since the degree of wear determined the weight of silver in a coin, the public evaluated their coins, spending the worn ones and hoarding high grade ones.
		Though the reduced size cent wasnât approved, the Dickinson three-cent coin was reconsidered and finally authorized by the act of March 3, 1851.
		He removed one of the outlines to the star, and the resulting Type 3 coin was issued from 1859 through the end of the series in 1873.
	www.valleycoin.com /page.php?p=silver_three_cent_type_II (1052 words)

	Three Cents by Type
		The United States Three Cents is an unusual denomination that first appeared in 1851, although pattern coins for the denomination were produced in 1849 and 1850.
		The original purpose of the Three Cents coins to provide an intermediate denomination between the Cent and Half Dime, making it easier to change some of the odd foreign coins that were legal tender in America at that time.
		While three Large Cents could have been used to purchase a postage stamp, the bulky copper coins were expensive to produce.
	www.coinfacts.com /three_cents/three_cents.htm (464 words)

	CoinResource - Copper-Nickel Three-Cent Pieces 1865-1889 Coin Guide
		The new coins had a silvery appearance, unlike the yellowish caste of the copper-nickel cents.
		These coins could also be used to purchase postage stamps (three cents being the postal rate at the time), thus eliminating the need for the hoarded copper-nickel cents.
		Ironically, it was the silver coin that was discontinued first, with the nickel coin not following for another 16 years, long after the public had forgotten its unpleasant experience with the ragged fractional currency notes.
	www.coinresource.com /guide/photograde/pg_03cThreeCentCopperNickel.htm (1205 words)

	Silver Three Cent Pieces (1851 - 1873)
		History: The smallest United States silver coin, the silver three cent piece, or "Trime," was authorized by Congress March 3, 1851.
		It was the first subsidiary coin issued by the U.S., since its value in silver bullion was less than its face value.
		Coins from 1854 through 1873 have an olive branch over the "III" and a bundle of three arrows beneath.
	www.centercoin.com /coin_information/library/silver_three_cent_pieces_1851_.htm (153 words)

	JC-Coin: Glossary: t
		Coins toned in these holders have a circle in the center and are said to have tab toning.
		Three Cent Nickel The 75% copper and 25% nickel three-cent coins with Liberty Head motif struck from 1865 to 1889.
		A coin struck with the obverse or reverse of a yet-to-be-issued series, an example being the 1859 Stars half dime with the Legend-type reverse.
	www.jc-coin.com /jccoin/glossary/index.cfm?id=t (1554 words)

	Three Cents for Your Thoughts
		It was not always necessary to use 3 coins, because there was a 3-cent coin or unit issued by the United States Government.
		It was used to retire low denomination foreign coins and was the most plentiful United States silver coin in circulation from 1851 to 1853, after which the other silver coins were reduced in weight.
		The reverse and obverse of the nickel 3 cent
	www.glencoin.com /threecen.htm (1815 words)

	Coin Community \| US 1851-1853 Silver Three Cent Piece History
		The only coins available for making change in amounts less than a dollar were copper large cents and half cents, which most people found extremely inconvenient; there wasn't even a "nickel" as we know it today, since the five-cent coin in use at the time was the silver half dime.
		On the other hand, a precious-metal coin made from the alloy then being used in existing silver coins (90-percent silver and 10-percent copper) might have been subject to the same kind of hoarding and melting.
		Losing three cents was no small matter at a time when workingmen's wages averaged substantially less than 10 cents an hour.
	www.coincommunity.com /coin_histories/three_cents_1851_silver_type1.asp (1273 words)

	Silver Coins from Blanchard and Company
		There are seven different denominations of silver coins from which to choose: three cent, half-dime, dime, twenty-cent, quarter dollar, half dollar and dollar.
		Until 1965, all United States dimes, quarters and halves were minted with an alloy of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
		Three of the seven silver coin denominations are now obsolete; the three cent, half dime and twenty cent.
	www.blanchardonline.com /blanchard_products/about_us_silver_coins.php (647 words)

	How the United States Mint Makes Coins
		Ninety percent of the United States Mint’s output is circulating coins.
		In 2004, the United States Mint launched an Artistic Infusion Program through which American artists were selected to participate with United States Mint sculptor-engravers to create new coin designs for specific coin and medal programs.
		Depending on the coin, the finished clay model is three to twelve times the size of the final coin.
	www.nvo.com /ecnewletter/howtheunitedstatesmintmakescoins (1836 words)

	Collectors Corner " Quick Overview of Coin Collecting "
		Coins are often graded on a numerical scale from 1 (worn nearly smooth) to 70 (perfect).
		Although $20 gold coins, containing approximately one once of gold, were first issued for circulation in 1850, these impressively large and heavy pieces were primarily used in banking channels and were not used by the average citizen, for whom $20 might be the best part of a weeks wages.
		These have included half cents, two cent and three cent pieces, and also 20 cent pieces (produced only for four years, from 1875 to 1878), and gold coins of the denominations of $1, $2.50, $3, $4, $5, $10, $20, and $50.
	www.diskworks.com /coin.html (1927 words)

	The Wonderful World of Coins Journal of Antiques & Collectibles May Issue 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Flying Eagle Cent, minted in 1856 as a proof and in 1857 and 1858 as a circulating coin.
		Arrows were placed at the dates of 1853, 1854, and 1855 coins in the series, and in 1873 and 1874 arrows are to be found again on either side of the date.
		This coin is affordable in very fine and extra fine condition as is John Reich’s “Classic Head” half cent which was minted between 1809 and 1836.
	www.journalofantiques.com /May02/coinsmay02.htm (1565 words)

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