It’s dated 1865 so it qualifies as one. A decent looking three cent piece also known as a Trime. Over 11 million minted so not to rare. I’ve owned this coin for 15 years so a definite winner.
No, that's not "a trime." Trime was the name for the Silver Three Cent piece. But yes, that is a Civil War era coin. It was introduced to replace these three cent notes. Light background behind Washington The scarcer dark background behind Washington.
@johnmilton Not sure what I was thinking. It old age is starting to set in or my wife was talking about something I could care less about, which is usually the case. Lol Thank you for the correction. Too late to edit and change it.
While not a trime, they were the original "nickel", called that before the copper nickel five cent piece was introduced.
2 cent coin found at a Black civil war site. The man who died at age 21 was a Black civil war volunteer for the Union forces. Found three that particular day.
Well, they are sorta dime sized. But it still blows my mind that they'd be found in rolls 120-150 years after they were issued.
Here's my current 3-cent nickel type coin. But it's one of the late proofs from near the end of the series, not a Civil War date. United States: 1888 copper-nickel proof 3-cent piece, Liberty Head type
