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PCGS Number: 3801 Coin Date: 1873 Denomination (Short): 5c Denomination (Long): 5 Cents Variety: Closed 3 Desg: MS Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel Mintage: 436,050 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 Closed 3 Variety from 1873 displays serifs on the 3 that are so close, it can be confused with an 8 and is far more rare than its Open 3 counterpart. Common through MS63 with MS64’s and finer gems becoming more scarce. We start seeing true rarity in this issue at the MS66 level. PCGS #: 3801 NGC ID: 22P7
