My 3-Cent "Story" Collection Is Basically Complete

I cannot think of anything numismatic-wise, but something else to "complete the story" would be a couple other period items that would have been purchased for Three Cents.

HEY. You people are making it sound like this is something from prehistoric times. I rememeber very we a 0.03 stamp. I also remember 0.02 cent stamps and I used to use them all the time. I used dto go to the store for my Mom and would bring back a bag I could hardly carry for less than a dollar. I also remember when I thought 0.32 cents a gallon for gas was outrageous. I had a 51 Merc that got about 10 miles to the gallon back in 55 or thereabouts. I friend of mine had a 55 Buick Century that he worked on and it got about 5 miles to the gallon and at by then 0.35/gallon he was blowing lots of money.
Now for you numismatist. Where I lived there was a coin shop a block or so away. In the window one day there was a tray with 10-1916D Mercury dimes for a whopping $1.50 each. I bought all of them and to this day I don't know where I got that much money. Probably in the early 50's I think.

Great "story set" you have put together. It's nice to see some creativity added to the usual mode of collecting. How about some Civil war memorabilia? I have a little display case with a stamp, a bullet and a brass uniform button from the Civil war. I think I may now add a few period coins to it.

As an aside, I have a few Civil War journals (copies actually)One of the things the men complained about and were always asking for from home was postage stamps. It seems they were 5 or 10 cents! My understanding is that postal rates dropped as transportation improved. I am 52 years old and seem to remember 2-3 cent stamps(could be postcards) and 5 cent stamps for sure. I love fractional currency and as mentioned many times 2-3 cent pieces were directly linked to postal pricing. Mike