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1866 5c Rays

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AG3 $20.25
G4 $32.40
G6 $36.45
VG8 $44.55
VG10 $51.00
F12 $68.00
F15 $81.00
VF20 $108.00
VF25 $115.00
VF30 $119.00
VF35 $122.00
XF40 $169.00
XF45 $195.00
AU50 $221.00
AU53 $228.00
AU55 $273.00
AU58 $351.00
MS60 $377.00
MS61 $416.00
MS62 $488.00
MS63 $552.00
MS64 $806.00
MS65 $1,440.00
MS66 $3,250.00
AG3 CAC $24.30
G4 CAC $38.88
G6 CAC $43.74
VG8 CAC $53.00
VG10 CAC $62.00
F12 CAC $81.00
F15 CAC $97.00
VF20 CAC $130.00
VF25 CAC $133.00
VF30 CAC $137.00
VF35 CAC $140.00
XF40 CAC $203.00
XF45 CAC $234.00
AU50 CAC $265.00
AU53 CAC $273.00
AU55 CAC $328.00
AU58 CAC $421.00
MS60 CAC $452.00
MS61 CAC $499.00
MS62 CAC $585.00
MS63 CAC $663.00
MS64 CAC $960.00
MS65 CAC $1,720.00
MS66 CAC $3,900.00

Apr Data

896 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1866 5C Rays AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (245/1508). NGC Census: (156/1416). CDN: $270 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintag 58 HA 384 05/23/2023
    1866 5C Rays AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (245/1508 and 2/25+). NGC Census: (156/1417 and 0/13+). CDN: $270 Whsle. Bid for N 58 HA 276 05/16/2023
    1866 5C Rays MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (243/1216). NGC Census: (199/1110). CDN: $375 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintag 62 HA 408 05/16/2023
    1866 5C Rays MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (537/235). NGC Census: (579/202). CDN: $620 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 64 HA 630 05/09/2023
    1866/1866 5C Rays, Repunched Date, FS-302, MS65 PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 11,700 05/03/2023
    5C 1866/1866 RAYS. RPD, FS-301 (001). PCGS MS65 65 Legend 12,338 04/27/2023
    1866 5C Rays XF45 PCGS. XF. PCGS Population: (133/2155). NGC Census: (61/1773). CDN: $150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Min 45 HA 198 04/18/2023
    1866 5c PCGS MS63 (With Rays) 63 David Lawrence Rare Coins 425 04/10/2023
    1866 5C Rays AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (104/1570). PCGS Population: (193/1749). CDN: $210 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 55 HA 228 04/04/2023
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC. 63 Stacks Bowers 1,020 03/27/2023
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.0. 64 Stacks Bowers 660 03/07/2023
    1866 5c PCGS/CAC MS63 (With Rays) 63 David Lawrence Rare Coins 613 03/06/2023
    1866 5C Rays AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (155/1417). PCGS Population: (242/1506). CDN: $270 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 58 HA 504 02/28/2023
    1866 5C Rays AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (103/1572). PCGS Population: (193/1747). CDN: $210 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 55 HA 252 02/21/2023
    1866 5C Rays MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (328/781). PCGS Population: (442/770). CDN: $425 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 1 63 HA 480 02/14/2023
    1866 5C Rays MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (178/22). PCGS Population: (179/54). CDN: $1,150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 1 65 HA 1,200 01/31/2023
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC). 70 Stacks Bowers 264 01/25/2023
    1866 5C Rays AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (153/1410). PCGS Population: (238/1500). CDN: $270 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 58 HA 360 01/03/2023
    1866 5C Rays Reverse, Shield Nickel -- Struck 40% Off Center -- AG3 NGC. 3 HA 444 12/21/2022
    1866 5C Rays MS64 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (579/199). PCGS Population: (537/230). CDN: $620 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mint 64 HA 750 12/20/2022
    1866/1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. FS-306/901. Repunched Date, Clashed Reverse Die. AU Details--Spot Removed (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 168 12/13/2022
    1866 5C Rays -- Struck 25% Off Center -- VF35 NGC. The strike is off center toward 12 o'clock, slightly favoring 11:30. Nic 35 HA 1,980 11/21/2022
    1866 5C Rays Shield Nickel -- Double Struck, Second Strike 20% Off Center -- Fine 15 NGC. The second strike is rotated slig 15 HA 6,000 11/21/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-63 (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 456 11/08/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-64 (NGC). CAC. OH. 64 Stacks Bowers 930 11/02/2022
    1866 5c NGC AU Details (Rays Cleaned) 50 David Lawrence Rare Coins 112 10/31/2022
    1866 5C Rays AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (193/1724 and 1/27+). NGC Census: (100/1552 and 0/12+). CDN: $210 Whsle. Bid for N 55 HA 264 10/18/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. AU Details--Surfaces Smoothed (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 168 10/11/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. AU-53 (NGC). 53 Stacks Bowers 192 08/29/2022
    1866/1866 5C Rays, Repunched Date, FS-302, MS65 PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 15,600 08/26/2022
    1866 5C Rays MS66+ PCGS. 66 HA 6,600 08/26/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-65 (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 2,400 08/25/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-65 (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 2,040 08/25/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-65 (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 1,080 08/25/2022
    1866 5C Rays MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (324/777). PCGS Population: (432/756). CDN: $425 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 1 63 HA 432 08/09/2022
    1866 5C Rays MS65+ PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 2,760 07/15/2022
    1866 5C Rays AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (234/1470). NGC Census: (150/1396). CDN: $270 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintag 58 HA 288 07/12/2022
    1866 5C Rays MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (576/197). PCGS Population: (531/222). CDN: $620 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 1 64 HA 600 06/21/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-64 (NGC). OH. 64 Stacks Bowers 840 06/16/2022
    1866 5C Rays MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (429/753). NGC Census: (322/773). CDN: $425 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 63 HA 456 06/07/2022
    1866 5C Rays MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (576/197). PCGS Population: (531/222). CDN: $620 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 1 64 HA 720 05/31/2022
    1866 5C Rays VF30 NGC. NGC Census: (21/1863). PCGS Population: (46/2398). CDN: $88 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF30. Mintage 14 30 HA 93 05/31/2022
    1866 5C Rays MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (576/197). PCGS Population: (531/222). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 1 64 HA 630 05/17/2022
    1866 5C Shield Nickel, Rays -- Struck 50% Off Center -- AU50 PCGS. 50 HA 6,600 05/06/2022
    1866 5C Rays XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (112/2228). NGC Census: (41/1794). CDN: $130 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF40. Mintage 40 HA 144 04/19/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 660 04/12/2022
    1866 5C Rays MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (322/772). PCGS Population: (429/754). CDN: $410 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 1 63 HA 504 04/12/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-62 (NGC). 62 Stacks Bowers 384 04/12/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 1,320 04/04/2022
    1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 4,680 04/04/2022
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 3790
      Coin Date: 1866
      Denomination (Short): 5c
      Denomination (Long): Five cents
      Variety: Rays
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: P
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 14,742,500
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Shield nickel
      Coinage Years: 1866-1867
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 20.5
      Weight (Grams): 5
      Designer: James B. Longacre
      Edge: Plain
      Obverse Description: A shield flanked on the left and right by leaves topped with a cross with arrows positioned behind at the bottom so the arrow heads and shanks protrude at the sides. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST appears at the top periphery with the date positioned at the bottom center.
      Reverse Description: A large numeral 5 surrounded by 13 stars centered in the design with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * CENTS around the periphery. Straight lines, depicting rays of the sun, extended from the numeral to between the stars. The rays were removed in 1867.
      General Notes: First year of issue for both the Shield Nickel Series and for the change of the 5 cent denomination from silver to nickel (both continue together until 1873). Desirable yet very common in all existing grades up to MS66, at which point can be considered slightly scarce but still readily available. High-end examples with a strong strike are plentiful.
      PCGS #: 3790
      NGC ID: 22NX
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