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1870 5c

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Grade CPG Value
AG3 $20.25
G4 $35.10
G6 $36.45
VG8 $40.50
VG10 $48.60
F12 $65.00
F15 $70.00
VF20 $84.00
VF25 $88.00
VF30 $94.00
VF35 $101.00
XF40 $108.00
XF45 $122.00
AU50 $156.00
AU53 $169.00
AU55 $182.00
AU58 $208.00
MS60 $247.00
MS61 $273.00
MS62 $358.00
MS63 $422.00
MS64 $650.00
MS65 $1,500.00
MS66 $2,190.00
AG3 CAC $24.30
G4 CAC $42.12
G6 CAC $43.74
VG8 CAC $48.60
VG10 CAC $58.00
F12 CAC $78.00
F15 CAC $84.00
VF20 CAC $100.00
VF25 CAC $105.00
VF30 CAC $113.00
VF35 CAC $122.00
XF40 CAC $130.00
XF45 CAC $140.00
AU50 CAC $187.00
AU53 CAC $203.00
AU55 CAC $218.00
AU58 CAC $250.00
MS60 CAC $296.00
MS61 CAC $328.00
MS62 CAC $429.00
MS63 CAC $488.00
MS64 CAC $780.00
MS65 CAC $1,800.00
MS66 CAC $2,750.00

Apr Data

238 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1870 Shield Nickel. FS-301. Repunched Date. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 312 08/22/2024
    1870 5C Shield Nickel -- Obverse Half of Spilt Planchet -- AG3 NGC. (2.1 grams).From the Don Bonser Error Coin Co 3 HA 74 08/26/2021
    1870 5c PCGS VG-08 8 David Lawrence Rare Coins 51 12/23/2019
    1870 5c PCGS VF30 (RPD FS-301) 30 David Lawrence Rare Coins 310 09/19/2022
    1870 5c PCGS VF35 35 David Lawrence Rare Coins 231 10/07/2019
    1870 5C XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/348 and 0/17+). NGC Census: (4/241 and 0/4+). CDN: $80 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF40 40 HA 77 10/17/2023
    1870 5C XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (4/226). PCGS Population: (19/336). CDN: $80 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF40. Mintage 4,806,000. 40 HA 94 07/26/2022
    1870 5C XF40 PCGS. PCGS Population: (15/332). NGC Census: (3/220). CDN: $80 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF40. Mintage 4,806,000 40 HA 89 01/19/2021
    1870 5C XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (8/219). PCGS Population: (19/316). CDN: $90 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mintage 4,806,000. 45 HA 129 05/17/2022
    1870 5C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (18/309). NGC Census: (5/210). CDN: $90 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mintage 4,806,000 45 HA 99 05/05/2020
    1870 5C Repunched Date, FS-301, AU50 PCGS. (005.77). PCGS Population: (1/3). NGC Census: (0/1). AU50. Mintage 4,806,000. 50 HA 564 03/19/2024
    1870 5C AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/290). NGC Census: (6/207). CDN: $130 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU53. Mintage 4,806,00 53 HA 119 01/11/2022
    1870 5c PCGS AU55 55 David Lawrence Rare Coins 175 10/10/2022
    1870 5C AU58 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (25/250). NGC Census: (18/185). CDN: $160 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 4, 58 HA 228 04/10/2023
    1870 Shield Nickel. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. 58 Stacks Bowers 312 03/27/2023
    1870 5C AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/245). NGC Census: (17/178). CDN: $160 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 4,806,0 58 HA 432 10/12/2021
    1870 Shield Nickel. MS-61 (NGC). 61 Stacks Bowers 216 09/06/2023
    1870 5C MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (10/164). PCGS Population: (4/237). CDN: $210 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 4,806,000 61 HA 264 10/20/2020
    1870 5C MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (10/165). PCGS Population: (4/234). CDN: $210 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS61. Mint 61 HA 252 11/12/2019
    1870 Shield Nickel. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-62 (NGC). 62 Stacks Bowers 264 08/24/2021
    1870 5C Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801, MS63 PCGS. Mintage 4,806,000.Flynn Reference and Cross Reference: Dramatic DDR 63 HA 1,200 03/04/2024
    1870 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (59/161). NGC Census: (39/114). CDN: $350 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 4,806,0 63 HA 600 01/02/2024
    1870 5C MS63 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (59/157). NGC Census: (37/104). CDN: $325 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 4, 63 HA 516 06/07/2022
    1870 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (58/160). NGC Census: (37/103). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 4,806,0 63 HA 336 05/05/2020
    1870 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (99/63). NGC Census: (66/45). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 4,806,000 64 HA 599 09/12/2023
    1870 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (97/60). NGC Census: (65/39). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 4,806,000 64 HA 630 06/21/2022
    1870 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (97/63 and 1/12+). NGC Census: (64/39 and 1/0+). CDN: $475 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64 64 HA 690 05/05/2020
    1870 5C MS64 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (100/63). NGC Census: (64/39). CDN: $475 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS MS64 64 HA 528 08/06/2019
    1870 5C MS65+ PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 1,800 05/08/2024
    1870 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (45/18). NGC Census: (38/7). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 4,806,00 65 HA 1,050 11/28/2023
    1870 5C MS65 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (45/17). NGC Census: (38/6). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 4,8 65 HA 1,560 08/20/2023
    1870 Shield Nickel. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 2,400 08/18/2023
    1870 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (44/17). NGC Census: (39/6). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 4,806,00 65 HA 990 05/16/2023
    1870 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (44/17). NGC Census: (34/5). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 4,806,00 65 HA 930 05/17/2022
    1870 5C MS65 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (44/16). NGC Census: (34/5). CDN: $1,200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 4,8 65 HA 1,320 03/21/2022
    1870 5C MS65 PCGS. 65 HA 1,440 10/14/2020
    1870 5C MS65+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (47/16 and 6/7+). NGC Census: (34/5 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,050 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 65 HA 1,260 08/09/2020
    1870 5C MS65+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/16 and 5/7+). NGC Census: (34/5 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,050 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 65 HA 1,200 04/26/2020
    1870 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (46/16 and 5/6+). NGC Census: (34/5 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,050 Whsle. Bid for problem-free 65 HA 900 12/07/2019
    1870 5C MS65+ PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 1,380 09/05/2019
    1870 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (47/16 and 5/6+). NGC Census: (34/5 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,050 Whsle. Bid for problem-free 65 HA 904 08/18/2019
    1870 Shield Nickel. MS-66 (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 2,280 08/15/2024
    1870 5C MS66+ NGC. 66 HA 4,800 01/10/2024
    1870 5C MS66+ NGC. 66 HA 3,120 12/15/2022
    5C 1870 PCGS MS66+ CAC 66 Legend 4,818 04/28/2022
    5C 1870 PCGS MS66+ 66 Legend 5,052 01/27/2022
    5C 1870 PCGS MS66+ CAC 66 Legend 4,818 07/15/2021
    1870 5C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (16/0). NGC Census: (5/0). CDN: $2,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 4,806,000. 66 HA 1,740 11/22/2020
    5C 1870 PCGS MS66 CAC 66 Legend 10,281 03/26/2020
    1870 5C MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 2,280 10/18/2019
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 3797
      Coin Date: 1870
      Denomination (Short): 5c
      Denomination (Long): 5 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 4,806,000
      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: This date is the first from the Shield Nickel Series to boast a mintage under 8-figures making it scarcer than the1860’s issues yet still very common. Easily accessible in all grades until the gem level at which point the gems are slightly scarce. This issue is known to have die cracks and stars that appear repunched but are not because the initial strikes were just so strong.
      PCGS #: 3797
      NGC ID: 22P4
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