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PCGS Number: 38310 Coin Date: 1881 Denomination (Short): 3cN Denomination (Long): 3-Cent Nickel Variety: Repunched Date Variety 2: FS-301 Desg: MS Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 1,077,000 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Three cent nickel Coinage Years: 1865-1889 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 17.9 Weight (Grams): 1.94 Designer: James B. Longacre Edge: Plain Obverse Description: A Romanesque Liberty is portrayed facing left with LIBERTY emblazoned on her crown. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA appears on the periphery with the date at the bottom. Reverse Description: The roman numeral III is centered in the design surrounded by a large wreath tied with a bow at the bottom. This design is one of few American coins without wording on one of the sides. General Notes: The 1881 mintage rockets up to over a million making it by far the highest mintage of the 1880's Three Cent Nickels. Very common up through MS65 at which point the coin becomes scarce as a high-gem. Only the finest of gems are very rare. A fantastic type coin for its series.
PCGS #: 38310 NGC ID: 22NT
