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Three-cent nickel

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 3, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 15:20, 10 February 2015 (UTC)



The three-cent nickel was designed by US Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre and struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint from 1865 to 1889. After the issue of a lighter bronze cent and a two-cent piece in 1864, there were proposals for a three-cent piece in copper-nickel. The advocates were led by Pennsylvania industrialist Joseph Wharton, who then controlled the domestic supply of nickel ore. On the last day of the congressional session, March 3, 1865, a bill for a three-cent piece in copper-nickel alloy was introduced in Congress, passed both houses without debate, and was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. Although initially popular, the three-cent nickel piece became less so when the five-cent nickel was introduced in 1866, a larger, more convenient coin, with a value of five cents better fitting the decimal system. After 1870, most years saw low annual mintages for the three-cent nickel, and in 1890 Congress abolished it.
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 * Main editors: Wehwalt
 * Promoted: 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: 150th anniversary of introduction of bill for the three-cent nickel. Also 150th anniversary of it passing the House of Representatives.  Also the Senate.  And being signed by Lincoln.  March 3 in odd number years used to be quite a spectacle in Congress.
 * Support as nominator. Wehwalt (talk) 23:39, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment. Looks good; I made a minor tweak. - Dank (push to talk) 21:44, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Support value, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:50, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Support - good date to publish. FA status.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:57, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Support. Victoria (tk) 23:12, 1 February 2015 (UTC)