A Civil War Coin

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Collecting Nut, Sep 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM.

  1. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    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.
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  3. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    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

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    The scarcer dark background behind Washington.

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  4. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    @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.
     
  5. l.cutler

    l.cutler Member

    While not a trime, they were the original "nickel", called that before the copper nickel five cent piece was introduced.
     
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  6. longarm

    longarm Well-Known Member

    I find those in dime rolls sometimes.
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