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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 2317420, member: 12789&quot;]<img src="http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh578/scottishmoney/3cent1865_zpsgulhocpz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>My only BU example is an 1865 that has a clashed die.&nbsp; As the OP notes this series was notable for the amount of errors present on the coins - face it, the US mint had a lot of difficulties with striking coins in even 75% copper 25% nickel as the metal was much harder than bronze, silver, gold etc that they had decades of experience striking.&nbsp; The shield type nickels were the other stinker from that era, I haven&#039;t found one nice enough in the rays variety yet that I had pulled the trigger.</p><p><img src="http://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh578/scottishmoney/usa3cent1889_zpsveqmcmwx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have several circulated trimes, my favourite though is the 1889 in VF - most of those coins are in BU or proof, not many from that date actually saw circulation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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