Template:Did you know nominations/Three-dollar piece

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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 10:19, 9 February 2013 (UTC)

Three-dollar piece edit

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... that the lowest listed price for an American three-dollar coin (example pictured) is $1,850?

ALT1:~~... that the American three-dollar coin (pictured) was designed to make buying stamps easier?~~
Reviewed: None required, not self nom

5x expanded by Wehwalt (talk). Nominated by Crisco 1492 (talk) at 23:12, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Alt1 probably won't do. It's not universally conceded that the postage stamp explanation even makes sense.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:18, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

ALT2 ... that only one 1870 three-dollar piece struck at San Francisco (pictured) is known to exist?

After all, we can picture it ... good publicity for the ANA library maybe.--Wehwalt (talk) 00:47, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Good idea, I'll get that image up later — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:04, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

ALT2 ... that the American three-dollar coin (pictured) may have been designed to make buying stamps easier?

Added an alternative image, for ALT2 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:29, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Hook is settled, needs a review. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:28, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

All criteria met. Skäpperöd (talk) 09:21, 8 February 2013 (UTC)