John, a farmer, had $3.05, consisting of nickels, dimes and quarters. If the number of dimes exceeded the number of nickels by two, and the number of quarters was equal to the number of nickels decreased by three, what was the number of each kind of coin?

John, a farmer, had $3.05, consisting of nickels, dimes and quarters. If the number of dimes exceeded the number of nickels by two, and the number of quarters was equal to the number of nickels decreased by three, what was the number of each kind of coin?

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