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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Prethen
06/17/2007 9:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I picked I'm pursing the collecting of 3CN now, albeit slowly.. I really like them, however, I have way too many other sets going on right now to start avidly collecting them. When I see a real nice one, I do pick it up.
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United States
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I'm a closet collector. I'm quietly buying up all of the good ones that I can find and storing them up for when this series takes off. I think in the next 2-3 years we might see a fluctuation. Several others are also doing the same. When we go to coin shows, we have a secret hand signal to let each other know that we've found some prime for the picking. The signal is 3 fingers together and the motion is to pretend that you have an ich on your chin and rub it with the three fingers. We've taught it to a few dealers so now when we walk into the quarterly coin show, if a dealer gives us the signal ..we make a b line for his table and refer to the coin as the "round one." No one has caught on ...yet..and hopefully never will. Ok ..so there really is no signal ..wink wink. Do I have to worry about buying these raw? I can't see anyone faking them ..or should I? I've been plucking these off ebay like strawberries from my grandma's strawberry patch (that means fast). Edited by Andrew289
06/17/2007 5:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've always liked that overlooked denomination. I have put off starting anymore collections until I finish some. Eventually I will start a collection, but now is a bad time.
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Rest in Peace
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A 3CN is short for " Three Cent Nickel". It is an American odd denomination coin that was minted from 1865-1889. The intention was to replace the Three Cent Silver Piece, or "Trime" that was minted from 1851 to 1873. The "overlap" years were minted in very small quantities. The silver versions from 1863 to 1872 are tough to find and quite pricey as most of them were melted in 1873. Mike  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I thought I read somewhere about why the government created the 3 cent piece. I think it had something to do with the price of a stamp. I could be wrong.
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Thanks for the clarification Mike.  |
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Hi, chrycopaul, Thanks for asking the question many of us were thinking. |
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Pillar of the Community
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The denomination was mainly created to replace the "shinplasters" or 3-cent fractional notes that people hated. Note how the mintages start high and continually decrease. This follows the amount of notes that were redeemed by the public. Plus, stamps still cost 3 cents at the time.
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi, chrycopaul, Thanks for asking the question many of us were thinking.
The asking part I am good at, .....the knowing part is a whole different story.  |
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I must agree that these are very under priced when one considers the low numbers that were minted for many dates. This applies to the Trimes as well. If you like die clashes and die breaks the Nickels are awesome. The dies were not capable of holding up to the great pressures needed to stamp such a hard alloy. On the Trimes, and strike throughs are the order of the day because of how thin they were. All in all a great series to collect! Scarcity, not just rarity is what makes these series difficult to complete. Check the auction archives on Heritage, run some dates on ebay, check with your local dealer and you'll see what I mean! Mike |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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2 cent, 3 cent and even Half Cent coins are just to difficult to collect. For sure not much chance in getting them in change. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Actually, 2 & 3 cent coins are pretty easy to collect as there's a limited number of coins to get. The 2-cent and 3-cent silver coins are fairly available for completing a set (with perhaps a couple of exceptions). Half Cents I think would be difficult because there's quite a few of them and the prices on some can really hold people back. |
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United States
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Strangely enough, this is one of the few premium American coins I actually have. I remember, the coin store had a sale on a few things, and I rummaged through and was entranced with the concept of a three cent-er. I picked up an 1865, along with an 1883 five cent nickel, an 1868 Shield nickel and a seated 1876 CC dime. It's a nice enough coin, but compared to some from it's time it seems relatively plain. Poor thing. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My only one is in my type set. I like the 3c Silver more than the 3CN.
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Posted 06/17/2007 5:31 pm
