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The silver and the nickel 3 cent coins minted in 1865 are 2 different coins and look different. The silver 3 cent coin minted in 1865 has a star on the obversed [heads] side of the coin and the reverse [tails] side has a large letter "C" with a Roman Numeral III [3] inside of it. This coin is smaller than a present day dime. The nickel 3 cent coin minted in 1865 has on the obverse [heads] side of the coin an image of Lady Liberty facing left while the reverse [tails] side of the coin has a large Roman Numeral III [3] surrounded by a wreath. This coin is the same size as todays dime.
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What is the metal content of a 5 cent coin?
A US 5-cent coin is 75% copper and 25% nickel.
What is another name for nickel?
As a coin? A five cent piece or five cents. As an element? It is just called "Nickel", unless you are thinking of an alloy of copper and nickel known as "German silver".
What is the ten cent coin made out of?
i don't know............. maybe copper (not sure)
Why is a nickel called a nickel?
Nickels are called nickels because they are made from the element nickel. Not exactly. Nickels are only 25% nickel. The rest is copper. At one time the US issued 5¢ coins in both silver alloy and copper-nickel. There were also silver and copper-nickel 3¢ coins that were used for buying postage stamps, among other things. To distinguish them people used terms like "3 cents silver" and "3 cents nickel". The 3-cent denomination was discontinued due to its limited usefulness, but the terms stuck around for 5-cent coins. Silver 5-cent pieces were discontinued about the same time, and the term morphed to "5-cent nickels" and eventually, just "nickels"
What are us coins currently made of?
Current materials: Cent - 97.5% zinc plated with a thin layer of copper Nickel - A solid alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel Dimes, quarters, halves - 2 outer layers of 75% copper and 25% nickel bonded to a core of solid copper, for an overall content of about 92% copper. Dollars - Manganese brass bonded to a copper core; overall content 88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% nickel
What is the value of a 1865 3 cent piece?
There are 2 types of 3 cent pieces dated 1865 a small(14mm) silver coin and a dime sized nickel 3 cent coin. The silver for that year is $325.00 in the low garde of G-4, the nickel 3 cent coin is $18.00 same grade. Which type do you have?
What is the value of a 1865 us 3 cent piece?
There are 2 types of 3 cent pieces dated 1865. A small (14mm) silver coin and a dime sized nickel 3 cent coin. The silver for that year is $325.00 in the low grade of G-4, the nickel 3 cent coin is $18.00 in the same grade. Which type do you have?
Did US mint a 3 cent coin?
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.
What type of coin is silver with lady head US of america around it other side 3 bars on it?
The coins is a Three (3) Cent-Piece. They were struck from 1865-1889 but the coin is not silver. It's copper-nickel.
What is the value of an 1859 nickel 3 cent piece?
No such (US) coin exists because the copper-nickel 3 cent piece was not minted until 1865.
1920 nickel cent?
U.S. cents were never struck in nickel. If your coin is nickel- or silver-colored it was plated. That makes it an altered coin with no collector value.
What is a 1960 hong kong coin made out of?
5 cent coin: Brass-clad nickel 10 cent coin: Brass-clad nickel 50 cent coin: nickel-clad copper dollar coin: nickel-clad copper.
Is there any silver in 1960 Canada nickel?
No. Canada stopped using silver in their 5 cent piece after 1921, and that coin was much smaller than the nickel.
Was there a 1868 silver three cent coin liberty head made?
No, none of the 3 cent pieces with the Liberty Head were silver, all are made of nickel.
Is a 1869 5 cents coin copper or silver?
In 1869, the 5 cent coin you are looking at is likely a shield nickel. In which case the coin is a copper-nickel composition (75% copper and 25% nickel). In the same year there was also a half dime, and that was made out of 90% silver and 10% copper. The Shield nickel is the same size and shape as today's nickels, just a different design
What is the value of an 1865 nickel three cent?
1865 is the first year issue for this coin and also the highest mintage. Coins in average circulated condition are $20.00-$45.00.
Did the US make a 3 cent coin in 1861?
Yes. That unusual denomination was issued in 90% silver every year from 1851 to 1872, and in copper-nickel from 1865 to 1889, except for 1877-78 and 1886.
