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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1890517, member: 66&quot;]Act of March 3, 1851</p><p><br /></p><p>Sec 11 created the silver three cent and &quot;and that it shall be a legal tender in payment of debts for all sums of thirty cents or under&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Act of April 22,1864 </p><p><br /></p><p>Sec 1 created the bronze one and two cent pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sec 4&nbsp; And be it further enacted that the said coins shall be a legal tender in any payment, the one cent coin to the amount of ten cents, and the two cent coin to the amount of twenty cents, </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Act of March 3, 1865</p><p><br /></p><p>Sec 1 created nickel three cent piece</p><p><br /></p><p>Sec 3&nbsp; &quot;and be it further enacted that the said coin shall be a legal tender in any payment to the amount of sixty cents&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There is nothing in the Act of May 16, 1866 that removed the legal tender status form the cent, two cent, or nickel three cent pieces.&nbsp; It does say that the new five cent piece may be paid out by the treasurer of the mint in exchange for any lawful US currency except half cents, cents and two cent pieces issued under former acts of Congress.&nbsp; But that has nothing to do with their legal tender status.&nbsp; It also says nothing dealing with the use of any of these coins for stamps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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