Ron Guth writes for PCGS: “The 1865 Three-Cent Nickel was the first year of a completely new coin type and the first year of a new metal type. The Three-Cent Nickel eventually replaced the Three-Cent Silver, but both types were made continuously up until 1873, after which the Three-Cent Silver was discontinued. This date is characterized by weak central strikes (look at the lines in the Roman numeral 3 on the reverse) and numerous die cracks.”
