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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;doug444, post: 1566318, member: 38849&quot;]I don&#039;t understand how a 2c piece could show so much wear, unless it was a lucky pocket-piece.&nbsp; Did they continue to circulate after 1873, the final year of minting?&nbsp; Did 3c pieces continue to circulate after 1873 and 1889, the final year of their mintings?</p><p><br /></p><p>Or were banks instructed to gather them up, as received, and return them to the Mint?&nbsp; Never thought about this before.</p><p><br /></p><p>=====</p><p>I should have added, &quot;if&quot; 2c coins were removed from circulation, presumably it circulated not much more than 9 years, hardly long enough to become a <i>slick</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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