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Two Cents, Three Cents & Half Dimes

  • 1865-1889 Three Cent Nickel Fine Image 1

    1865-1889 Three Cent Nickel Fine

    U.S. 1865-1889 Liberty 3 Cent Nickel. Obsolete for well over a century, this historic coin was introduced after the Civil War, when super-hard nickel was no longer needed for armaments. Only 32 million ever existed. Even in their own day there weren't...

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  • 1838-1859 Seated Liberty Silver Half Dime Good

    1838-1859 Seated Liberty Silver Half Dime Good

    The Seated Liberty engraving was modeled off of Britannia, the figure shown on British coinage. The small 90% silver half dime was the five-cent denomination used from the 1790s until the 1860s when the first nickels were introduced into American...

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  • 1851-1873 Three Cent Silver Very Good

    1851-1873 Three Cent Silver Very Good

    As a result of penny shortages, in 1851 Congress authorized the issuance of silver three-cent pieces, or trimes. This new denomination was convenient for purchasing newly-issued three-cent stamps sold by the government. The obverse design featured a...

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    1864-1873 Two Cent Shield Very Fine

    1864-1873 Two Cent Shield Very Fine

    This short-lived and long-obsolete coin was the first piece of U.S. coinage to bear the inscription of IN GOD WE TRUST. Because of coin shortages during the Civil War, the copper two-cent piece was introduced in 1864. As the conflict's terrible toll had...

    Was: $99.00
    Now: $75.00
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