Yes. There was a silver 3 cent piece minted from 1851 until 1873, which was the smallest silver coin the U.S. ever made. Then there was also a 3 cent nickel starting in 1865 that lasted until 1889.
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The US Mint sold 3 different 2003 "First Flight Centennial" coins. A dollar, half dollar & a $10.00 gold coin. Please post new question as to type of coin.
The Lincoln cent was created to honor the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The decision was quite controversial because up till that time no US coin ever carried a real person's portrait. Most had stylized images of Miss Liberty, although a few had abstract designs (an embellished "III" on some 3 cent pieces, a shield on the nickel, etc.) President Theodore Roosevelt was a strong proponent of modernizing coin design and lent his support to the use of Lincoln's image. It's now the longest-running portrait on any US coin so clearly the choice was a valid one.
Three examples implied powers not expressed in the US Constitution are the income tax, military draft, and deleting a coin from the treasury. There are others that are enforced by statute.
Many of the coin sets are valued in price close to $30 each. The amount will vary depending upon the condition the set is in.
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