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Unique 3¢ Nickel Struck on 1¢ Stock

This is the only known off-metal mint error in the 3¢ Nickel series.

Copper Cent stock that was intended for the production of Indian Head Cents was inadvertantly punched to the size for 3¢ Nickels and was then struck by 3¢ dies. Unique.

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