The Three Cent Coin was produced by the U.S. mint in 1851 to reduce the price of postage stamps from five cents to three cents.
The tiny Three Cent Silver coin came first and was minted during the years 1851 to 1873 and Three Cent Nickel came in later between 1865 and thereafter the use of Three Cent Nickel became more because of its larger size.
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