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The listing, (((((1866)))))Very old 3 CENT U.S. COIN!!! has ended.

Photos of the ACTUAL 3 CENT COIN!! RARE HARD TO FIND!! If you collect coins, or know someone who does.. this is an opportunity to get a very old coin!! This coin is in very NICE CONDITION!!! Short auction.. so bid now!! FREE SHIPPING! Check out my feedback.. you will be please with this coin!

Questions & Comments

I would love to own this..

Mar 22nd, 2010 at 9:53:50 PM PDT by

Cool! Thanks for looking!

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 6:56:20 AM PDT by

is this a real coin or reproduction?

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 8:39:37 AM PDT by

It is a REAL COIN.. not a reproduction. Thanks for commenting and looking!

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 8:43:02 AM PDT by

This coin is legal tender.. you could actually spend it...lol

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 8:46:50 AM PDT by

Is it silver or nickel?

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 10:37:00 AM PDT by

I really don't know very much about coins.. I am just not sure whether the 1866 3 cent was nickel or silver.. I think the mint started with siliver, not sure when it switched to nickel. I am not a coin collector. Hope that helps.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 10:43:46 AM PDT by

This is nickel, 4,801,000 were minted in Philadelphia and are worth anywhere from 16$ to 60$ depending on the condition. I would say this coin is in very good to fine condition.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 4:33:02 PM PDT by

Wow.. cool.. thanks. I didn't know the lowest amount that it could be worth was 16.00. Pretty good... I may have hung onto it if I had known that.. esp. that it could be worth $60.00 I did know that a bit more than 4 million were made.. thats not very many when you consider how many current pennies are made..lol.. probably billions. Anyway.. I bet there are too many in this good of shape.. so maybe it is worth closer to the $60.00 range. Thanks for the comment. Good luck bidding.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 5:36:07 PM PDT by

coinflation.com should help you, I hope. It sure helps me.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 5:36:08 PM PDT by

Nice. Thanks!

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 5:36:52 PM PDT by

lol.. I meant to say that there are probably NOT very many 3 cent coins this old, in this good of shape!..lol. Also, I didn't know that the condition is GOOD to FINE!! So thank you very much for your input. I guess it would be graded HIGHER than what I thought.

Mar 23rd, 2010 at 5:39:45 PM PDT by

Extremely stunning!

Mar 24th, 2010 at 5:27:55 AM PDT by

I AGREE!!! I think that it is amazing that it is in such good shape. You can very easily read the date and all! Thanks for looking.

Mar 24th, 2010 at 7:38:52 AM PDT by

hardly grade it "good shape" IMO but, it is around vg 4-8 i don't see these often enough to be able to grade off hand. The ear is completely erased off the coin and the liberty is not readable so i am thinking vg 4 or 6. Somewhere inbetween. it is not a key date i'd have to say the value would be around 18$ retail my bid is accordingly. If it were not cleaned, which IMO again it is. The presence of a shiny surface on a low grade coin is a dead give away. Also deep black marks around the edging of letters and detail marks indicates an untrained and most likely harsh cleaning.

Mar 24th, 2010 at 8:30:14 AM PDT by

Thanks for your input. I don't know much about coins.. I don't collect them. I did check out ebay before I listed this 3 cent coin.. and they go for about $20.00 plus $2.00 to $5.99 shipping. I thought it was really neat because it is so old. Also, lots of old coins that I see listed on other sites, tend to have the date almost completely worn off, whereas with this one.. the date is very readable. Perhaps to an avid collector, this coin may be worth $18.00 or so.. but to someone who likes really old stuff.... and who has listia credits.. this is a way to get one without having to pay cash for it. Also, it would make a very nice gift for someone who collects coins!! Again, thank you for your input.

Mar 24th, 2010 at 9:14:32 AM PDT by

never said it wasn't a good coin. The mintage back then were in the millions and many were completely destroyed or melted after they reached basil state. Market value is only good for a problem free coin. I find that this coin has toning problems. However older circulated coins are rarely found uncleaned in some form. Years ago cleaned coins were worth more so be almost all unslabbed coins were cleaned.
The judging is what degree they were cleaned and how obvious it is, for that it just takes time to see. I still get it from time to time. (some times it costs me a lot of money)
in your grade of coin the auctions went from 13-20$

i gotta start saving these posting i make for future reference for people lol

Mar 24th, 2010 at 10:24:56 AM PDT by

I appreciate your input.. really. I didn't mean to imply that you thought it wasn't a good coin.. I figured you DID think it was a good coin.... that's why I thanked you for your comments. Although I don't collect coins.. I do that the value of a coin is affected slightly if it has been cleaned. I have seen a few cleaned coins, and to me.. this one does not look cleaned at all, but again, I am not a collector nor a professional in this area. And yes, by all means save your postings and post on all the coin auctions because it is very helpful to people. Thank you again for taking the time to look, consider and comment on my auction!

Mar 24th, 2010 at 11:07:24 AM PDT by

Wow! I never knew there was such a thing as a 3-cent coin.

Mar 24th, 2010 at 5:15:47 PM PDT by

I didn't either.. until recently. Good luck bidding... this is something that is really awesome to own. Not too many chances to have something like this!!

Mar 24th, 2010 at 5:18:18 PM PDT by

My Grand-Mother used to have one,also a V Nickle,only other time I have seen one!Awesome auction!

Mar 25th, 2010 at 4:44:15 AM PDT by

Thanks! They are not very common.. that's for sure! Thanks for commenting!

Mar 25th, 2010 at 1:32:59 PM PDT by

coin collectors dream coin it is in great shape i like it.

Mar 25th, 2010 at 10:33:55 AM PDT by

I agree with you.. The coin looks very nice! Thanks for looking!

Mar 25th, 2010 at 1:32:30 PM PDT by

that is really nice. never heard of a 3-cent coin. Ild love to have it but its going for a lot of credits, lol. Thats great. Hood luck to all the bidders!!!

Mar 25th, 2010 at 1:44:38 PM PDT by

this will be for either my daddy or my brother inl aw.. not sure.. but it's mine now!

Mar 25th, 2010 at 1:47:08 PM PDT by

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