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UNITED STATES LIBERTY AMERICA
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General

WCDB ID
133
Country
Flag: United States of America United States
Denomination
3 cents
Value
1⁄33 United States dollar (USD)
Dates
AD1865 - 1889

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
1.94 g
Diameter
17.90 mm
Thickness
1.15 mm
Composition
75% Cu, 25% Ni
Color
Gray / Black / Silver Gray / Black / Silver
Magnetic
No

Design

Orientation
Coin: ↑ ↓
Edge
Plain/smooth

References

Wikipedia
Three-cent nickel
Krause-Mischler
KM# 95
Numista
N# 5336

Related Coins

Concurrent
1 cent : KM# 90a (1864 - 1909)
20 cents : KM# 109 (1875 - 1878)
2.5 dollars : KM# 72 (1840 - 1907)