THREE-CENT PIECE
\θɹˈiːsˈɛnt pˈiːs], \θɹˈiːsˈɛnt pˈiːs], \θ_ɹ_ˈiː_s_ˈɛ_n_t p_ˈiː_s]\
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a silver coin issued in 1851, having been authorized the same year. Its weight in grains was 12.375. In 1853 its weight was changed to 11.52. The coinage was discontinued by an Act of Congress of 1873. This coin was a legal tender to the amount of thirty cents. Nickel three-cent pieces began to be coined in 1865.
By John Franklin Jameson
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