United States: 1865 copper-nickel 3-cent piece

Numista-5336.

This 1865 nickel three-cent piece has VG details and a very odd feature on the reverse.  At first glance it appears it could be a strikethrough error, but closer examination reveals that there is actually some form of unusual damage in that area, instead.  (Some kind of weird, localized acid etching, perhaps?  I don't know.)  Anyway, it's not an ideal example if you are choosy about condition, but it is at least an interesting and unusual piece, struck in the final year of the American Civil War.

Collection : Sold Items