1880 3CN Three Cent Nickel NGC AU Details Cleaned Circulated Coin LABEL ERROR
1880 3CN Three Cent Nickel NGC AU Details Cleaned Circulated Coin LABEL ERROR. An 1880 (Philadelphia Struck) Three Cent Nickel graded About Uncirculated (AU) Details by NGC with the label erroneously stating the coin is an 1882. This piece displays a light grey nickel color/tone, light signs of cleaning and excellent visible details. The total mintage for this date & mint: 21,000.
Its inception was brought about by the hoarding of its three cent counterpart, struck in silver. Longacre, the three cent nickel was initially popular, and millions were struck in the first five years of its circulation, however beginning in 1866, Longacre designed a five cent piece, also struck in nickel, and effectively lowered the demand for lower denomination coinage. As the three cent nickels popularity decreased, so did the mintage, and by 1889 the last three cent pieces were struck, most of which were later melted to make more five cent nickels. Longacres design featured a profiled bust head of Liberty encircled by'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' while the date appeared beneath the bust on the obverse. The reverse featured the roman numeral three surrounded by a wreath.
All pieces were struck at the Philadelphia mint and followed these parameters. 250 nickel composition, a total weight of 1.94 grams and a 17.9 mm diameter featuring a plain edge. Packages are no longer insured if tracking information shows the package is delivered. We will only cover packages that are lost in transit or damaged. 100% satisfaction is our priority, please reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns. In such cases this will be specified within the listing. Offers will not be considered on listings unless you use the Make Offer feature, nor will we end a listing early to consider an offer. We reserve the right to cancel sales that may or may not have typography issues within the listings, pricing inaccuracies, systematic faults by our system, and/or errors caused by eBayÕs system. We do not offer or make price adjustments based on the market fluctuations of precious metals, or for any other reason. To send us a message. Our direct contact information is as follows.