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1866/1866 5c Rays

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
VG8 $286.00
VG10 $325.00
F12 $455.00
F15 $585.00
VF20 $845.00
VF25 $878.00
VF30 $942.00
VF35 $960.00
XF40 $1,090.00
XF45 $1,220.00
AU50 $1,380.00
AU53 $1,440.00
AU55 $1,690.00
AU58 $2,000.00
MS60 $2,500.00
MS61 $2,810.00
MS62 $3,440.00
MS63 $5,000.00
MS64 $8,750.00
VG8 CAC $343.00
VG10 CAC $390.00
F12 CAC $546.00
F15 CAC $702.00
VF20 CAC $998.00
VF25 CAC $1,040.00
VF30 CAC $1,110.00
VF35 CAC $1,150.00
XF40 CAC $1,280.00
XF45 CAC $1,420.00
AU50 CAC $1,650.00
AU53 CAC $1,720.00
AU55 CAC $2,020.00
AU58 CAC $2,400.00
MS60 CAC $3,000.00
MS61 CAC $3,380.00
MS62 CAC $4,120.00
MS63 CAC $6,000.00
MS64 CAC $10,500.00

Apr Data

14 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1866/1866 5C Rays VF30 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/9). NGC Census: (0/0). VF30. 30 HA 720 07/10/2018
    1866/1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. FS-302. Repunched Date. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 7,050 04/01/2016
    1866/1866 Shield Nickel. Rays. Repunched Date. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 8,812 10/30/2014
    1866/1866 5C Rays MS64+ PCGS. CAC. FS-301. 64 HA 12,925 08/09/2014
    1866/1866 5C Rays AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/9). NGC Census: (0/0). From The James E. Blake Collection. 50 HA 1,175 08/09/2014
    1866/1866 5C Rays AU50 PCGS. FS-301. 50 HA 1,292 03/24/2013
    1866/1866 5C Rays XF45 NGC. FS-301. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/10). 45 HA 588 01/14/2013
    1866/1866 5C Rays Repunched Date MS64 PCGS. FS-301. 64 HA 6,900 06/06/2010
    1866/1866 5C Rays AU50 PCGS. 50 HA 2,185 05/02/2010
    1866/1866 5C Rays MS64 PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 8,050 01/11/2009
    1866/1866 5C Rays MS64 PCGS. 64 HA 6,900 01/12/2008
    1866/1866 5C Rays MS63 PCGS. FS-001.2. While the doubling is not as strong as on the FS-001 and FS-001.1 varieties, it is s 63 HA 4,025 01/06/2007
    1866/1866 5C Rays AU55 PCGS. FS-001, Breen-2461, Fletcher- 55 HA 1,265 09/20/2003
    1866/1866 5C Rays AU53 PCGS. FS-001.1, Breen-2462, 53 HA 1,092 09/20/2003
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 93790
      Coin Date: 1866/1866
      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.
      PCGS #: 93790
      NGC ID: 22NX
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