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Two and Three Cents

Two and Three Cents

  • 1852 3CS NGC Plus Three Cent Silver NGC MS66+
    1852 3CS NGC Plus Three Cent Silver NGC MS66+
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 910069003

    1852 3CS NGC Plus Three Cent Silver NGC MS66+

    $1,840.00
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  • 1854 3CS Three Cent Silver NGC MS65
    1854 3CS Three Cent Silver NGC MS65
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 759525001

    1854 3CS Three Cent Silver NGC MS65

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  • 1858 3CS Three Cent Silver PCGS MS64
    1858 3CS Three Cent Silver PCGS MS64
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 504092071

    1858 3CS Three Cent Silver PCGS MS64

    $1,150.00
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  • 1859 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver PCGS PR66
    1859 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver PCGS PR66
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 760291003

    1859 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver PCGS PR66

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  • 1861 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver NGC PR66
    1861 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver NGC PR66
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 760345071

    1861 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver NGC PR66

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  • 1864 Large Motto RB CAC Two Cent Pieces PCGS MS66
    1864 Large Motto RB CAC Two Cent Pieces PCGS MS66
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 760368035

    1864 Large Motto RB CAC Two Cent Pieces PCGS MS66

    $1,782.50
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  • 1865 2C RB CAC Proof Two Cent Pieces PCGS PR66
    1865 2C RB CAC Proof Two Cent Pieces PCGS PR66
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 759879004

    1865 2C RB CAC Proof Two Cent Pieces PCGS PR66

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  • 1866 3CN CAC Three Cent Nickel PCGS MS66+
    1866 3CN CAC Three Cent Nickel PCGS MS66+
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 759878005

    1866 3CN CAC Three Cent Nickel PCGS MS66+

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  • 1867 3CN CAC NGC Plus Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67+
    1867 3CN CAC NGC Plus Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67+
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 759878006

    1867 3CN CAC NGC Plus Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67+

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  • 1868 2C Cameo Proof Two Cent Pieces NGC PR66
    1868 2C Cameo Proof Two Cent Pieces NGC PR66
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 760291002

    1868 2C Cameo Proof Two Cent Pieces NGC PR66

    $3,528.00
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  • 1868 3CN Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    1868 3CN Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 756394010

    1868 3CN Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67

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  • 1870 2C RB CAC Proof Two Cent Pieces PCGS PR66
    1870 2C RB CAC Proof Two Cent Pieces PCGS PR66
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 759879005

    1870 2C RB CAC Proof Two Cent Pieces PCGS PR66

    $2,968.00
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  • 1871 2C RB CAC Proof Two Cent Pieces PCGS PR66
    1871 2C RB CAC Proof Two Cent Pieces PCGS PR66
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 759879006

    1871 2C RB CAC Proof Two Cent Pieces PCGS PR66

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  • 1871 2C RB CAC Two Cent Pieces PCGS MS65
    1871 2C RB CAC Two Cent Pieces PCGS MS65
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 760971018

    1871 2C RB CAC Two Cent Pieces PCGS MS65

    $1,782.50
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  • 1873 3CN Closed 3 CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR65
    1873 3CN Closed 3 CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR65
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 760345074

    1873 3CN Closed 3 CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR65

    $690.00
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  • 1873 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver NGC PR65
    1873 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver NGC PR65
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 760107002

    1873 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver NGC PR65

    $2,587.50
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  • 1873 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver PCGS PR65
    1873 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver PCGS PR65
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 760345073

    1873 3CS Proof Three Cent Silver PCGS PR65

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  • 1874 3CN CA CAC NGC Plus Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR66+
    1874 3CN CA CAC NGC Plus Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR66+
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 759879047

    1874 3CN CA CAC NGC Plus Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR66+

    $2,012.50
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  • 1874 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    1874 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 755638029

    1874 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67

    $3,920.00
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  • 1876 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    1876 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 758091336

    1876 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67

    $4,480.00
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  • 1877 3CN CA CAC Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    1877 3CN CA CAC Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 758847003

    1877 3CN CA CAC Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67

    $5,500.00
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  • 1877 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    1877 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 756270036

    1877 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67

    $5,320.00
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  • 1877 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    1877 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 758008041

    1877 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67

    $5,040.00
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  • 1882 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    1882 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 760373004

    1882 3CN CA Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR67

    $1,322.50
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  • 1882 3CN Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR66
    1882 3CN Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR66
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 910111023

    1882 3CN Proof Three Cent Nickel NGC PR66

    $690.00
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  • 1883 3CN Proof Three Cent Nickel PCGS PR68
    1883 3CN Proof Three Cent Nickel PCGS PR68
    U.S. Mint
    | SKU: 757007014

    1883 3CN Proof Three Cent Nickel PCGS PR68

    $4,200.00
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Two and Three Cent Coins:

The American Civil War caused a severe shortage of all coins in circulation. The Confederate States of America issued a lot of paper money that was not backed by gold or silver in the CSA’s treasury. The federal government also felt the pressure of people hoarding every coin they could find. So, the Union government began printing paper currency in 1861 to help pay for the war effort. It wasn’t just gold and silver coins that were being hoarded. Copper coins were also being taken out of circulation. Inflation drove prices higher for food, clothing and all the necessities so the Mint responded by creating Two Cent Pieces and two types of Three Cent coins.

Two cent pieces were larger than cents and had twice the amount of copper in them. These coins were issued from 1864 until 1873. As a show of national unity in a divided country, these two cent coins were the very first coins to carry the motto “IN GOD WE TRUST” on them. While a few varieties are scarcer, assembling a complete collection of these coins is affordable.

There were two types of three cent pieces – Silver Three Cent Pieces and Nickel Three Cent Pieces. The Silver Three Cent coins were struck beginning in 1851, but extremely low mintages of these coins occurred during the years comprising the Civil War and until they were discontinued in 1873. Because these coins were made of silver, they were hoarded, even though they are the smallest silver coin ever struck by the US government.

To combat the hoarding of silver coins, the government struck a Three Cent coin that was made of nickel and copper beginning in 1865, the last year of the War. These coins were struck in larger quantities during the first years of their existence to offset the shortage of change after the War. They were struck until 1889 but the mintage numbers were small. Sets of both types of Three Cent coins provide a challenge for collectors but are possible to complete.

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