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The three-cent piece holds the distinction of being one of America’s smallest and most unusual denominations, created to address specific postal and economic needs of the mid-19th century. These tiny coins represent an innovative yet short-lived experiment in American coinage that emerged from the practical challenges of everyday commerce and communication. This 1870 Liberty Head 3 Cent Nickel boasts bright, frosted luster with surfaces that remain largely untoned. Today, the 1870 Liberty Head 3 Cent Nickel is available from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
The 1870 three-cent piece, produced in both silver and nickel versions during this transitional period, represents a year when Americans could find two different three-cent coins in circulation, with the silver variety becoming increasingly scarce as it approached its final years of production and the nickel version establishing itself as the more common form of the denomination.
This 1870 Liberty Head 3 Cent Nickel is in Mint State 64 condition with several small contact marks, one or two heavier marks, and one or two small patches of hairlines. The coin has a blast-white sheen and satin texture on the reverse, with cartwheel luster visuals on both sides of the coin. The three-cent nickel features 75% copper with an alloy of 25% nickel.
On the obverse of the 1870 Liberty Head 3 Cent Nickel, you’ll find Liberty. The design shows a Liberty head facing left, wearing a coronet inscribed with “LIBERTY” and surrounded by the date.
The reverse field of the 1870 Liberty Head Nickel features a simple design. This field straightforwardly presents the denomination with the Roman numeral “III” centered within a wreath, demonstrating how the two types diverged not only in composition but in artistic approach.
Please contact JM Bullion if you have any questions about historic US coins. You can call us at 800-276-6508, chat with us online, or email us directly.
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The three-cent piece holds the distinction of being one of America’s smallest and most unusual denominations, created to address specific postal and economic needs of the mid-19th century. These tiny coins represent an innovative yet short-lived experiment in American coinage that emerged from the practical challenges of everyday commerce and communication. This 1870 Liberty Head 3 Cent Nickel boasts bright, frosted luster with surfaces that remain largely untoned. Today, the 1870 Liberty Head 3 Cent Nickel is available from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
The 1870 three-cent piece, produced in both silver and nickel versions during this transitional period, represents a year when Americans could find two different three-cent coins in circulation, with the silver variety becoming increasingly scarce as it approached its final years of production and the nickel version establishing itself as the more common form of the denomination.
This 1870 Liberty Head 3 Cent Nickel is in Mint State 64 condition with several small contact marks, one or two heavier marks, and one or two small patches of hairlines. The coin has a blast-white sheen and satin texture on the reverse, with cartwheel luster visuals on both sides of the coin. The three-cent nickel features 75% copper with an alloy of 25% nickel.
On the obverse of the 1870 Liberty Head 3 Cent Nickel, you’ll find Liberty. The design shows a Liberty head facing left, wearing a coronet inscribed with “LIBERTY” and surrounded by the date.
The reverse field of the 1870 Liberty Head Nickel features a simple design. This field straightforwardly presents the denomination with the Roman numeral “III” centered within a wreath, demonstrating how the two types diverged not only in composition but in artistic approach.
Please contact JM Bullion if you have any questions about historic US coins. You can call us at 800-276-6508, chat with us online, or email us directly.
