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1881 Nickel Three Cent Three Cents

Copper Nickel Pieces

Mintage: 1,080,575

Minted at: Philadelphia

Designer - Engraver: James B Longacre

Metal Composition: 75% Copper - 25% Nickel

Diameter: 17.9 mm

Mass / Weight: 1.94 grams

What this coin looks like (obverse, reverse, mint mark location, special features, etc.):

Coin value chart: Typical coin prices, values and worth in USD based on grade/condition

Good (G-4)	Very Good (VG-8)	Fine (F-12)	Very Fine (VF-20)	Extremely Fine (EF-40)	About Uncirculated (AU-50)	Uncirculated (MS-60)	Uncirculated (MS-65)	Proof (PR-65)
$18	$20	$25	$28	$41	$66	$126	$184	$383

The 1881 Nickel Three Cent Piece is worth $20 in average condition and can be worth $126 or more in uncirculated mint condition. Proof coins can be worth $383 or more. Click here to learn how to use coin price charts. Also, click here to learn about grading coins. The Melt Value shown below is how valuable the coin's metal is worth (bare minimum value of coin). Click here to see the Melt Value of every US coin.


MELT VALUE: $0.0152

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