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rod222
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Posted 07/30/2010   01:42 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add rod222 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message

"Boy's Life"
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laswabbie
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As old as I am, I had never heard of these. Very interesting.



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spock1k
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ah I dont have the silver 3 cents either what a life
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rod222
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Nice images Swab,
no doubt I have some multiples,
but my current database shows 274 US stamps of the value 3c

The 1933 Chicago century of Progress stamp
shows the identical roman numeral 111 as on your coin.

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Triggersmob
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Posted 07/30/2010   07:03 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add Triggersmob to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks for the info, Rod,
As a coin collector, I am aware of the 3 cent coin,
although I don't own one.
I had no idea why it was produced though.

Steve

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spock1k
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tsk tsk brother steve
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stampvirgin
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omg.. I had one of those once and thought it was a toy coin for an arcade or something.. I threw it away..
I was in my late teens at the time.
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spock1k
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Posted 07/30/2010   09:18 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add spock1k to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
well its not like you thew a million dollars away
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smauggie
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I haven't had a chance to hold a good condition silver "trime" and get a close-up look. I do like the design of the coin pictured above,though.
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revstampman
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1st Type 3 Cent Silver Nickel



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rod222
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Wow, extraordinary, Revman,
doesn't actually look like a coin to me.
Thanks for posting.
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Triggersmob
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I have been informed by other coin collectors, that the $3 coin (Thang) was created for the same reason, so you could buy 100 stamps.
Apparently I wasn't well accepted, except in mining towns , where it equalled a night of pleasure.


Thanks to "Scottishmoney" for the image.

Steve
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spock1k
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yes I dont have one of these either what a shame :)
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