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Three Cent · $0.03

1887 Three Cent Nickel (1865-1889)

1887/6

Intriguing History

A Philadelphia engraver punched the new year's final digit directly over the old one while preparing dies for 1887, leaving a visible "7" over "6" and creating one of the best-known overdate varieties in the three-cent nickel series' final years.

Total Weight1.94 g