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Designer: James Barton Longacre
Edge: Plain
Diameter: 17.9 millimeters
Mint: Philadelphia
Content: 75% copper 25% nickel
Circulation Strikes: 1,173,000
Weight: 1.9 grams
Proof Strikes: About 1,100
Three Cent Piece Nickel General Grading Standards
G4 Good - Date and legends complete though worn. III smooth. VG8 Very Good - III is half worn. Rims complete. VF20 Very Fine - Three-quarters of hair details show. EF40 Extremely Fine - Slight, even wear. AU50 About Uncirculated - Slight wear on hair curls, above the forehead, on the wreath and numeral III. MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes. MS63 Select Uncirculated - Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. Luster may be impaired.
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