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1868 5c

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1868 5C Reverse of 1868, FS-901, MS67 PCGS. Fletcher IIb Reverse. 67 HA 12,600 02/27/2025
    1868 5C MS67 PCGS. 67 HA 9,000 11/13/2025
    1868 5C Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS63 PCGS. 63 HA 2,400 05/08/2024
    1868 5C MS66 NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 Fatty holder. NGC Census: (40/4). CDN: $1,500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mint 66 HA 1,680 12/15/2025
    1868 5C MS66+ NGC. NGC Census: (40/4 and 6/0+). Mintage 28,800,000. 66 HA 1,560 08/31/2025
    1868 5C MS66+ NGC. NGC Census: (41/4 and 6/0+). Mintage 28,800,000. 66 HA 1,560 08/31/2025
    1868 5C MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (37/3). Mintage 28,800,000. 66 HA 1,440 07/23/2024
    1868 5C MS66+ NGC. 66 HA 1,260 05/09/2024
    1868 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (89/41). NGC Census: (129/42). CDN: $660 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 28,800,0 65 HA 1,200 06/10/2024
    1868 5C MS65 PCGS. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: (93/40). NGC Census: (130/45). CDN: $660 65 HA 960 09/15/2025
    1868 Shield Nickel. MS-65 (NGC). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 840 11/25/2024
    1868 Shield Nickel. FS-106. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC. 63 Stacks Bowers 720 06/20/2024
    1868 5C MS65 PCGS. Mintage 28,800,000. 65 HA 690 09/24/2024
    1872 Shield Nickel. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 660 10/27/2025
    1868 5C MS65 PCGS. Mintage 28,800,000. 65 HA 660 10/01/2024
    1868 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (89/41 and 2/10+). NGC Census: (129/42 and 1/4+). CDN: $660 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 65 HA 660 04/02/2024
    1868 5C Reverse of 1868, FS-902, MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (6/0 and 1/0+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). MS65. 65 HA 660 05/16/2023
    1868 5C MS65 NGC. Mintage 28,800,000. 65 HA 630 09/24/2024
    1868 Shield Nickel. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 630 08/22/2024
    1868 5C MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (129/42). PCGS Population: (89/40). CDN: $660 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 28,800,00 65 HA 630 04/16/2024
    1868 5C MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (129/42). PCGS Population: (88/39). CDN: $660 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 28,800,00 65 HA 630 03/05/2024
    1868 5C Doubled Die Obverse, Reverse of 1868, FS-901, VP-020, MS64 NGC. CAC. Fletcher IIb Reverse. CAC: 31 in 64, 44 finer 64 HA 528 11/11/2025
    1868 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (279/125). NGC Census: (273/168). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 28,80 64 HA 480 01/22/2024
    1868 5C -- Rotated Dies -- MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (143/438). PCGS Population: (190/402). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS M 63 HA 408 06/27/2023
    1868 5C MS64 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (277/124). NGC Census: (273/169). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 64 HA 360 01/23/2024
    1868 5C MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (144/440). PCGS Population: (191/403). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 28,800 63 HA 360 10/10/2023
    1868 5C MS64 NGC. CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 28,800,000. 64 HA 336 12/09/2025
    1868 Shield Nickel. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 336 03/05/2025
    1868 Shield Nickel. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 336 08/22/2024
    1868 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (277/124). NGC Census: (271/165). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 28,80 64 HA 336 05/16/2023
    1868 5C MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (272/165). PCGS Population: (278/123). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 28,800 64 HA 313 05/30/2023
    1868 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (192/404). NGC Census: (146/441). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 28,80 63 HA 312 03/25/2024
    1868 Shield Nickel. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 288 10/25/2023
    1868 5C Reverse of 1868, FS-906, MS63 PCGS. (FS-002.99). PCGS Population: (2/3). NGC Census: (0/0). MS63. 63 HA 288 03/19/2024
    1868 5C MS63 NGC. CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 28,800,000. 63 HA 264 11/04/2025
    1868 5C MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (143/433). PCGS Population: (189/399). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 28,800 63 HA 252 03/28/2023
    1868 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (190/402). NGC Census: (143/438). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 28,80 63 HA 240 07/18/2023
    1868 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (190/401). NGC Census: (143/437). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 28,80 63 HA 222 05/23/2023
    1868 5C MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (146/442). PCGS Population: (192/401). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 28,800 63 HA 204 01/16/2024
    1868 5C MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (146/442). PCGS Population: (192/406). CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 28,800 63 HA 198 04/09/2024
    1868 Shield Nickel. MS-62 (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 192 08/23/2023
    1868 5C MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (104/576). PCGS Population: (117/588). CDN: $170 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 28,800 62 HA 180 03/28/2023
    1868 5C AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (92/744). PCGS Population: (118/744). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 28,800, 58 HA 159 04/23/2024
    1868 5C Reverse of 1868, FS-902, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/19 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). AU50. 50 HA 149 05/16/2023
    1868 5C AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (93/741). PCGS Population: (118/743). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 28,800, 58 HA 139 04/09/2024
    1868 5C XF45 PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (1/115). Mintage 28,800,000. 45 HA 129 03/10/2025
    1868 5C AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (131/845). NGC Census: (52/816). CDN: $95 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 28,800, 55 HA 119 05/16/2023
    1868 5C AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (132/858). NGC Census: (54/832). CDN: $95 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 28,800, 55 HA 104 12/19/2023
    1868 5C AU55 NGC. NGC Census: (55/833). PCGS Population: (133/859). CDN: $95 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 28,800,0 55 HA 103 02/27/2024
    1868 Shield Nickel. FS-901. Doubled Die Obverse, Reverse of 1868. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 96 06/26/2024
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 3795
      Coin Date: 1868
      Denomination (Short): 5c
      Denomination (Long): 5 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 28,817,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Shield nickel
      Coinage Years: 1867-1883
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 20.5
      Weight (Grams): 5
      Weight (Ounces): 0.1608
      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.
      General Notes: The 1868 Shield Nickel is extremely common as the mintage is very high (almost 29 million) making it the second most common coin in the series and the ideal type coin. Easily accessible in all grades until MS67 where it becomes quite scarce. This issue is known to be well struck but suffers from problems with die cracks.
      PCGS #: 3795
      NGC ID: 22P2
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