When most Americans think about an old coin made by the United States mints they do not think of two and three cent face value coins. This is because the U.S. has not made coins with these face values for several years now. Below is some information about three of the most popular two and three cent old coins which are collected today.
United States Two Cent Piece
This old coin was made from 1864 to 1873. Each year the coin was minted in the amount produced was diminished. This is mainly due to the fact that the coins were not as popular as they were first hoped to be. What this means for collectors is that while there are smaller quantities of these coins to be found than other U. S. collectible coins, the ones which are found are generally in really good condition.
The size of this old coin is just under than of the modern U.S. quarter. It was the first coin to have the motto “In God We Trust” printed on it. The motto is printed on the obverse of this coin on a ribbon which covers a shield. There is an olive branch and two arrows shown behind the shield on the obverse of the coins. On the Reverse of coin the words “United States of America” is printed around the edge and side those words is a wreath. Inside the wreath the words “Two Cents” are printed.
Three Cent Silver Coin
Many old coin collectors enjoy collection the three cent silver piece. These coins were made in an effort to have an easy coin to handle due to the postage rate decreasing from 5 cents to 3 cents. These coins were not popular and so in 1854 the amount of silver they were made from increased to 90% and its size was reduced in hopes that this would increase their circulation.
The U. S. three cent silver coin has a six sided star with a shield in the middle of it on the obverse. The Roman numeral three is featured on the reverse of the coin. The numerals which indicate the date the coins were made in various sizes from one year to the next. These coins which were made 1860-1863 have the smallest sized date numeral on any U.S. coin in existence.
Three Cent Nickel
After increasing the amount of silver in the U.S. Three Cent Silver did not work to increase the circulation of the coin the government switched to making these coins out of nickel in 1865. The switch to nickel was made in an effort to produce this old coin in a more cost effective way. These coins were only minted at the Philadelphia mint until 1889 when they were no longer minted.
The obverse of the Three Cent Nickel has the profile portrait of Liberty on the obverse. On the reverse of this coin is the Roman numeral three. Three cent pieces are the only United States coins to not have their value amount printed on them in English words.
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Originally posted 2010-08-17 06:58:26. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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