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Silver Coins

From 1864 to 1873 there was a U.S. 2-cent coin with a denomination of two cents. There was a 3-cent coin with a denomination of three cents from 1851 to 1889. Some 3-cent pieces are silver, others are made of a nickel composition (and called 3-cent nickels). More facts about 2-cent & 3-cent coins and how much they're worth today.

Are we about to witness the demise of the penny and the nickel? New rules have recently gone into effect that makes it a crime to melt pennies and nickels and sell them... this, despite the fact that the price of the metals inside those coins is worth more than the face value of the coins themselves.