Half dime
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The half dime, or half disme, was a silver coin, valued at five cents, formerly minted in the United States.
The 1794 "Flowing Hair" half dime, obverse
The 1794 "Flowing Hair" half dime, reverse
1796 Draped Bust half dime with small eagle reverse
1800 Draped Bust half dime with heraldic eagle reverse
Three-cent piece
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The United States three cent piece was a unit of currency equaling 3⁄100 of a United States dollar. The mint produced two different three-cent coins for circulation: the three-cent silver and the thre
Half dime
…half dimes". In the 1860s, powerful interests promoting the use of nickel as a metal for use in coinage successfully lobbied for the creation of new three and five cent coins, which would be made of a copper-nickel alloy; production of such coins began in 1865 and 1866, respectively. The introduction of…
1871 Proof Three cent silver obverse
1871 Proof Three cent silver reverse
NNC US 1865 3C Three Cent, Nickel obverse
NNC US 1865 3C Three Cent, Nickel reverse