Coin was also known as the trime.
- Smallest coin ever minted by the US Mint.
- Had lots of minting issues resulting in (4) different types.
- die clashing
- weak strikes
- Workingman's wages were less than 10 cents/hour so three cents was a significant amount of money
- Originally 75% silver and 25% copper to discourage hoarding
- Mintages vary widely and were mostly proofs the last 10 years.
- "Shinplasters" was term for collectors of fractional currency
- Some were even made into love tokens
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