I guess I'm a spontaneous person....along with all of the other series I've decided to collect I'll also be starting a Three Cent Nickel set....here is my first purchase..
Tough set, especially well struck. Nickel was a new metal for the Mint and its hardness gave them fits.
I'll echo Kanga post good luck putting this set together as stated above the later years mintages are in the 1000, not tens of thousands. Just like half dimes 64 thru 69 P mints try and find a1867 that you didn't need to sell a kidney for to afford. I will admit I do collect these ,I have just excepted the fact that my set will never be complete,but the series does have some nice varieties.
@C-B-D @TypeCoin971793 You two are well versed in the nickel lll what rpd would you tag this one an 001 or 002? Can you see the entire 5 in the denticals and under the 5 .
Fun series. As a kid, I had a great time collecting them. You could pick them up for almost nothing. Not many folks collected them. My local dealers had boxes and boxes of nice ones. I gave up when it came to the keys. Didn't have the money to finish the set. Fun times.
Showoff time (well, that's in part what coin collecting is about ). I only have one nickel 3-cent; it's for my type set. It's a PCGS MS-65. I selected it over a -66 because the ribs on the "III" were more fully struck. I had to use my 10x loupe to see just a touch of flattening at the tops of the ribs.
I researched the set before I decided to go with these. I may not be able to get them all but it'll be fun trying. Thanks!!
yes they do and that's one of the main factors I'll probably never start this series unless I hit the lotto. The 1885 and 1887 alone in just g4 will set you back 12-18 hundred dollars ...youch!
There's a member here selling two three cent pieces on eBay, they are the variety as stated however both are pvc tainted. I advise a hard pass due to this reason.