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While the fires in Columbia were still smoldering from Sherman’s invasion through South Carolina, the citizens of Washington D.C. were preparing for President Lincoln’s second inauguration. The night before, on March 3, 1865, Congress stayed in session all night. Among the House deliberations was a minor bill introduced by Representative John Kasson. The most remarkable thing about this bill was not that it authorized the striking of a three-cent piece in nickel but that it was introduced to the House by Kasson, who had long opposed the use of nickel in the nation’s coinage. The nickel lobby, led by Joseph Wharton, had finally persuaded Kasson to not only support this bill but to sponsor it, and they did this by presenting nickel coinage as the lesser of two evils. During the Civil War, hoarding of precious metals was so widespread that even the small copper-nickel cents of 1857-64 had disappeared from circulation. Numerous alternatives had been tried, including private tokens, encased postage, postal currency and fractional currency; all were unpopular. The most widespread and least liked was fractional currency. These small paper substitutes for coins wore out quickly, became ragged and dirty and were easily lost. In 1864, Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P.Chase proposed a new issue of three-cent postal currency. That was enough to convince Congressman Kasson that even nickel coinage was preferable to another issue of the universally despised paper money. With Kasson’s support, members of both houses passed the bill without debate, and thus the nickel three-cent piece was born. The new coins had a silvery appearance, unlike the yellowish caste of the copper-nickel cents. This, no doubt, was useful in drawing the old, unwanted pieces of fractional currency from circulation, and it was also an aid in replacing the non-circulating silver three-cent pieces. The small silver three-cent piece introduced in 1851 was widely hoarded and had not been seen in circulation since the dark days of 1862, when Confederate military victories threatened to tear the Union apart. Since that time, the silver three-cent piece had been minted in very small numbers. The new nickel three-cent piece was immediately popular, due to its appearance in large numbers in 1865 and its usefulness in replacing the fractional currency. These coins could also be used to purchase postage stamps (three cents being the postal rate at the time), thus eliminating the need for the hoarded copper-nickel cents. The design was created by Chief Engraver James Longacre, who was also responsible for the Indian cent, gold dollar and three-dollar gold piece. Longacre was an especially accomplished portrait painter, but he lacked the necessary imagination to create allegorical figures that could represent an abstract concept such as Liberty. As a result, his coinage designs tend to have a flat, two-dimensional quality. What Longacre created for the new nickel three-cent coin was a design featuring the head of Liberty facing left and wearing a beaded coronet inscribed LIBERTY in incuse Captain Stabbin letters, with the date captain stabbin and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the periphery of its obverse. The reverse is simply designed as well, with the Roman numeral III in the center to signify the denomination, surrounded by a wreath which was an adaptation of the laurel wreath previously used on the copper-nickel cent of 1859.

Adventures of coins collections

Almost everyone has the nucleus of a coin collection. There are few that do not possess at least one or two old "lucky pieces", a large cent, an old nickel or half-dollar, a medal or souvenir of a World’s Fair. Any one of these has often led to the building of a substantial coin collection. Acquiring a collection of interest and value, is not something done overnight. There are just too many branches of numismatics to explore, some of which may milf hunter take years to master milf hunter and this in large measure, is the secret of its interest and charm. One of the intriguing features of collecting coins is the knowledge we live together it brings of many things. It is Boys First Time surprising to contemplate the extent of learning which comes within the range of the person who devotes some of their spare time to research work in studying old coins and all that concerns them. Coins tell a clear story of romance, honor, power and patriotism for all countries and races. Names which seem legendary, mythical, are real and nearly alive when shown clearly on some old coin. Anthony and Cleopatra, we live together we live together Julius Caesar, Nero, Hadrian, Alexander the Great, in ancient times; the Popes, Richard the Lionhearted, Henry VIII, and others up to our own Washington and Lincoln are all portrayed just as they were. Historic battles, sieges, victories, pride of conquerors – all are depicted. There are collectors who specialize in odd and interesting coins pressa del play RoundAndBrown with animals or birds depicted on them. Still others collect queer forms of money, such as cocoa bean money of Mexico, brick-tea money of Mongolia, large copper plates of Sweden, wampum and so on. In this category come the razor, dress, spear, and other queerly shaped money of old China; ring and glass money of ancient Egypt; bullet money of Siam (now call Thailand). To be a successful collector you must, of course, study your subject. Aside from reading, one of the best ways to become quickly informed on all angles of coin collecting is to join a coin club. There is over five hundred such clubs in the United States – most large cities have one or more. If there is no such organization in your town, there are probably several in your section of the country. Most of these clubs are affiliated with the "American Numismatic Association" (which I highly recommend you to join). An application for membership and a listing of club Reality porn names and officers are shown at the ANA website http://www.money.org. Members of coin clubs are not always young, but almost invariably they have young Ideas and a lot of valuable information, and assistance may be big naturals please visit us so soon, it must be sweat country. At this time, the United States coinage consists of cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half dollars – which are called the minor tranny surprise coins – and silver dollars. Formerly gold coins were in use but are only being minted in commemorative sets at this time. In addition to the above, at various times there have been issued half cents; two-cent pieces; three-cent pieces of both nickel and silver composition; half dimes; and twenty-cent pieces. Many Hot gang bang squad collectors make a specialty of collecting just one each of the different types. It should be noted there are several type varieties within each of the major categories mentioned ... to be continued

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