Three-Cent Coin

Three cent coin

Three-cent coins comes in two variations: the three-cent silver coin (1851-1873) and the three-cent nickel (1865-1889). The three-cent silver coin features of six headed star, the three-cent nickel features the Liberty head. They’re very small… they have a diameter slightly smaller than a modern dime. Production of the three-cent pieces ceased after the Coinage Act of 1873.