And now a nickle 3 center...

[MBA101]

Bought this at a coin show in Philly around 1980 ish. 3 bucks.

 

[bsshog40]

That's a nice oldie too dave!!

[Prethen]

Nice VG10.

[rbrown4]

Dave, nice Three Cent.

 

Let's see some more from everyone out there ......

 

Rey

 

 

[zrlevin]

[Prethen]

VERY scarce (if not downright rare) in this high grade, circulated condition...dunno why....just virtually impossible to find...

[rbrown4]

1866

 

 

 

[pendragon1998]

Beautiful one! How about replacing the roosie dime with this obverse?

[lkenefic]

Rey...awesome die clash on that silver 3 center...L

[rrantique]

Rey...awesome die clash on that silver 3 center...L

 

Nice 3 cent 'ers all. That silver is amazing Rey

[bsshog40]

Dang nice ones there Rey, Zach, & prethen. I almost bought one of these the other day and decided against. Not the silver one!

[MBA101]

Turning into a fun thread....

[rbrown4]

I don't have another Nickel piece, but here is another Silver - 1861

 

Know what one of nicknames of these coins was/is?

 

Rey

 

 

[rrantique]

Nice one Rey I'm guessing "Star of David" trime?

[bsshog40]

Nice Rey!!

[RUSS BEGA]

I don't have another Nickel piece, but here is another Silver - 1861

 

Know what one of nicknames of these coins was/is?

 

Rey

 

 

 

 

The Trime

[rbrown4]

That is one, how about another one though.

 

Rey

[RUSS BEGA]

do you mean for all the 3 cent coins (nickel and silver) or just the silver?

[rbrown4]

All of them.

 

Rey

[RUSS BEGA]

boy thats a toughie. i dont think i know another nickname for them

[Prethen]

3CS were known as Fishscales. 3CN were known as Nickels for a time. Also, the trime, I believe, was really meant for the 3CS not the 3CN (someone correct me on this if I'm wrong).

[michael]

fish scales and trimes thses terms only for silver three centers

 

nickname as the trimes were so small and light weight that they weighed as much as a scale of a fish (and about the same size too)

hence the term fish scales

[RUSS BEGA]

well i learned something today

[Prethen]

Trimes were actually used by the Mint staff (director) and not so much by the public. That name didn't really catch on by collectors until relatively recently.

 

Anyone want to guess what "shinplasters" were and what relation they had with 3-cent coins and their mintages?

[rrantique]

[awb]

Recently posted, but here it is again. The consensus was the damage is likely a planchet flaw.

 

[Prethen]

Actually, to be more specific...[FR1227]

[pendragon1998]

1853 Trime EF-45:

 

[rbrown4]

Prethan and Michael,

 

Fish Scales was what I was looking for.

 

Here is one more silver piece I have, 1858

 

Rey