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1869 5c

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AG3 $17.55
G4 $31.05
G6 $32.40
VG8 $33.75
VG10 $35.10
F12 $37.80
F15 $40.50
VF20 $47.25
VF25 $48.60
VF30 $54.00
VF35 $59.00
XF40 $86.00
XF45 $97.00
AU50 $115.00
AU53 $119.00
AU55 $128.00
AU58 $143.00
MS60 $156.00
MS61 $182.00
MS62 $202.00
MS63 $266.00
MS64 $390.00
MS65 $780.00
MS66 $1,810.00
MS67 $6,250.00
AG3 CAC $21.06
G4 CAC $37.26
G6 CAC $38.88
VG8 CAC $40.50
VG10 CAC $42.12
F12 CAC $45.36
F15 CAC $48.60
VF20 CAC $57.00
VF25 CAC $58.00
VF30 CAC $65.00
VF35 CAC $71.00
XF40 CAC $104.00
XF45 CAC $117.00
AU50 CAC $133.00
AU53 CAC $137.00
AU55 CAC $148.00
AU58 CAC $172.00
MS60 CAC $187.00
MS61 CAC $216.00
MS62 CAC $239.00
MS63 CAC $313.00
MS64 CAC $468.00
MS65 CAC $936.00
MS66 CAC $2,180.00
MS67 CAC $7,500.00

Apr Data

343 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1869 Shield Nickel. FS-1305. Repunched Date. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 96 05/10/2023
    1869 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (124/277). NGC Census: (85/273). CDN: $205 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 16,395 63 HA 252 04/17/2023
    1869 5C AU58 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (54/462). NGC Census: (44/458). CDN: $110 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 16 58 HA 216 04/10/2023
    1869 5c NGC AU55 55 David Lawrence Rare Coins 117 04/10/2023
    1869 Shield Nickel. MS-62 (NGC). 62 Stacks Bowers 264 03/28/2023
    1869 5C MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (29/427). PCGS Population: (5/450). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 16,395,00 61 HA 192 03/28/2023
    1869 5C Shield Nickel -- Struck 25% Off Center -- XF45 NGC. 45 HA 1,920 12/21/2022
    1869 5C MS66+ NGC. 66 HA 2,880 12/15/2022
    1869 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (181/96 and 0/10+). NGC Census: (162/112 and 3/3+). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS M 64 HA 528 10/18/2022
    1869 5c PCGS MS64 64 David Lawrence Rare Coins 435 08/15/2022
    1869 5C MS64 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (180/95). NGC Census: (160/111). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 1 64 HA 516 06/21/2022
    1869 Shield Nickel. MS-64 (PCGS). OGH. 64 Stacks Bowers 504 06/16/2022
    1869 Shield Nickel. MS-66+ (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 5,520 06/14/2022
    1869 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (122/282). NGC Census: (83/271). CDN: $185 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 16,395 63 HA 264 06/06/2022
    1869 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (77/21). NGC Census: (93/18). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 16,395,00 65 HA 690 05/17/2022
    1869 Shield Nickel. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 408 04/12/2022
    1869 5c PCGS/CAC MS63 63 David Lawrence Rare Coins 350 04/04/2022
    1869 5c NGC AU55 55 David Lawrence Rare Coins 145 03/28/2022
    1869 5C MS66 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (21/0). NGC Census: (15/3). CDN: $1,450 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 16 66 HA 2,100 03/21/2022
    1869 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (181/97). NGC Census: (158/112). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 16,395 64 HA 348 03/07/2022
    1869 Shield Nickel. MS-63 (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 264 02/02/2022
    1869 5C MS60 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/453). NGC Census: (1/444). CDN: $115 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS60. Mintage 16,395,00 60 HA 240 12/01/2021
    1869 Shield Nickel. MS-65 (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 660 11/29/2021
    1869 5C MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (66/351). PCGS Population: (49/400). CDN: $150 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 16,395,0 62 HA 180 11/09/2021
    1869 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (123/277 and 0/9+). NGC Census: (81/270 and 0/4+). CDN: $185 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS 63 HA 228 11/02/2021
    1869 5C AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (26/565). NGC Census: (7/509). CDN: $82 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU53. Mintage 16,395,00 53 HA 89 08/24/2021
    1869/69 Shield Nickel. Wide Date. FS-1102. Doubled Die Obverse, Repunched Date. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 840 08/24/2021
    1869 5C MS66+ PCGS. CAC. 66 HA 3,960 08/20/2021
    1869 Shield Nickel. FS-301. Narrow Date, Reverse of 1867. MS-66 (NGC). 66 Stacks Bowers 1,140 08/16/2021
    1869 5C Shield Nickel -- Shattered Die -- XF45 PCGS.From the Bruce M. Dutton Collection. 45 HA 552 07/29/2021
    5C 1869 PCGS MS66+ CAC 66 Legend 4,818 07/15/2021
    1869 Shield Nickel. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 312 06/15/2021
    1869 Shield Nickel. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 312 03/31/2021
    1869 5c NGC MS63 63 David Lawrence Rare Coins 210 12/14/2020
    1869 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (176/94). NGC Census: (160/107). CDN: $250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 16,395 64 HA 300 11/24/2020
    1869 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (73/21). NGC Census: (89/17). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 16,395,00 65 HA 630 11/24/2020
    1869 Shield Nickel. MS-66+ (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 5,520 11/12/2020
    1869 5C AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (38/434). PCGS Population: (51/446). CDN: $90 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 16,395,00 58 HA 99 09/15/2020
    1869 5C Narrow Date, FS-301, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (1/8). PCGS Population: (1/6). AU58. Mintage 16,395,000. 58 HA 109 09/01/2020
    1869 5C MS66 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (19/0). NGC Census: (14/3). CDN: $1,450 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 16,3 66 HA 3,840 08/09/2020
    1869 Shield Nickel. MS-66 (NGC). 66 Stacks Bowers 1,140 08/07/2020
    1869 5C MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (63/342). PCGS Population: (46/387). CDN: $130 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 16,395,0 62 HA 168 07/14/2020
    1869 5C AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (51/443). NGC Census: (35/431). CDN: $90 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 16,395,0 58 HA 126 07/07/2020
    1869 5C -- Repunched Date -- MS64 PCGS. Minor Variety. PCGS Population: (176/92). NGC Census: (159/105). CDN: $250 Whsle. B 64 HA 492 06/16/2020
    1869 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (73/19). NGC Census: (88/17). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 16,395,00 65 HA 564 05/19/2020
    1869 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (118/265). NGC Census: (78/264). CDN: $155 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 16,395 63 HA 228 04/28/2020
    5C 1869 PCGS MS65 CAC 65 Legend 822 03/26/2020
    1869 5c NGC XF Details (Whizzed) 0 David Lawrence Rare Coins 26 03/02/2020
    5C 1869 PCGS MS66 CAC 66 Legend 1,410 09/26/2019
    1869 5c NGC MS60 60 David Lawrence Rare Coins 135 08/19/2019
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 3796
      Coin Date: 1869
      Denomination (Short): 5c
      Denomination (Long): Five cents
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: P
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 16,395,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Shield nickel
      Coinage Years: 1867-1883
      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.
      General Notes: The 1869 Shield Nickel is very common as the mintage is quite high, at over 16 million, making it a great type coin. Easily accessible in all grades until MS67 where it becomes quite scarce. This issue is known to have obverse die cracks and weakly struck stars although there are a fair amount of nice examples out there.
      PCGS #: 3796
      NGC ID: 22P3
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