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3-Cent Nickel 3cN 1865-1889

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AG3 $9.45
G4 $16.20
G6 $16.20
VG8 $17.55
VG10 $17.55
F12 $18.90
F15 $21.60
VF20 $25.65
VF25 $29.70
VF30 $32.40
VF35 $35.10
XF40 $43.20
XF45 $51.00
AU50 $68.00
AU53 $73.00
AU55 $84.00
AU58 $103.00
MS60 $130.00
MS61 $150.00
MS62 $169.00
MS63 $208.00
MS64 $286.00
MS65 $514.00
MS66 $1,060.00
MS67 $1,940.00
AG3 CAC $11.34
G4 CAC $19.44
G6 CAC $19.44
VG8 CAC $21.06
VG10 CAC $21.06
F12 CAC $22.68
F15 CAC $25.92
VF20 CAC $30.78
VF25 CAC $35.64
VF30 CAC $38.88
VF35 CAC $42.12
XF40 CAC $52.00
XF45 CAC $62.00
AU50 CAC $81.00
AU53 CAC $87.00
AU55 CAC $100.00
AU58 CAC $123.00
MS60 CAC $156.00
MS61 CAC $179.00
MS62 CAC $203.00
MS63 CAC $250.00
MS64 CAC $343.00
MS65 CAC $616.00
MS66 CAC $1,250.00
MS67 CAC $2,310.00

Apr Data

932 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1865 3CN MS63 PCGS. Mintage 11,382,000. 63 HA 216 03/11/2025
    1866 3CN MS62 PCGS. Mintage 4,801,000. 62 HA 180 03/11/2025
    1889 3CN MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/201). Mintage 18,100. 62 HA 312 03/11/2025
    1872 3CN AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (44/231). Mintage 861,000. 58 HA 159 03/11/2025
    1876 3CN AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (29/164). Mintage 162,000. 58 HA 204 03/11/2025
    1879 3CN AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (28/150). Mintage 38,000. 58 HA 276 03/11/2025
    1882 3CN AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/120). Mintage 22,200. 58 HA 396 03/11/2025
    1888 3CN XF45 PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (7/86). Mintage 36,501. 45 HA 186 03/10/2025
    1882 3CN MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (38/53). Mintage 22,200. 64 HA 1,260 03/04/2025
    1888 3CN MS67 PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (30/1). Mintage 36,501. 67 HA 2,280 03/02/2025
    1876 3CN MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/12). Mintage 162,000. 65 HA 1,440 03/02/2025
    1881 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-66 (NGC). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 870 02/26/2025
    1871 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-63 (NGC). 63 Stacks Bowers 240 02/26/2025
    1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. AU-58 (NGC). OH Generation 4.0. 58 Stacks Bowers 120 02/26/2025
    1882 3CN Good 6 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/353). Mintage 22,200. 6 HA 192 02/18/2025
    1873 3CN Open 3 MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (28/12). 64 HA 528 02/04/2025
    1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 264 01/29/2025
    1882 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. VF Details--Scratch (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 168 01/29/2025
    1868 3CN MS63 PCGS. Mintage 3,252,000. 63 HA 228 01/28/2025
    1865 3CN MS65 PCGS. Mintage 11,382,000. 65 HA 456 01/28/2025
    1880 3CN MS67 PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (20/0). Mintage 21,000. 67 HA 3,360 01/19/2025
    1882 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 216 01/15/2025
    1868 3CN MS64 NGC. Mintage 3,252,000. 64 HA 264 12/31/2024
    1867 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC. OGH Generation 1.2 Rattler. 64 Stacks Bowers 528 12/18/2024
    1868 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 312 12/18/2024
    1881 3CN MS64 NGC. Mintage 1,080,575. 64 HA 266 12/10/2024
    1865 3CN MS63 PCGS. This piece is housed in a green label holder. PCGS Population: (768/942). NGC Census: (514/803). CDN: $ 63 HA 240 12/09/2024
    1865 3CN MS63 PCGS. CAC. This piece is housed is a first-generation "rattler" holder. Mintage 11,382,000. 63 HA 288 12/09/2024
    1881 3CN MS63 PCGS. Mintage 1,080,575. 63 HA 200 12/03/2024
    1881 3CN MS63 PCGS. Mintage 1,080,575. 63 HA 240 11/26/2024
    1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 288 11/25/2024
    1872 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 1,080 11/25/2024
    1880 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-66 (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 900 11/25/2024
    1882 3CN MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 2,400 11/20/2024
    1866 3CN AU58 NGC. Mintage 4,801,000. 58 HA 104 11/19/2024
    1867 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-67 (NGC). 67 Stacks Bowers 2,880 11/19/2024
    1871 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-67 (NGC). 67 Stacks Bowers 3,600 11/19/2024
    1875 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. MS-67 (NGC). 67 Stacks Bowers 3,600 11/19/2024
    1866 3CN MS64 PCGS. Mintage 4,801,000. 64 HA 253 11/05/2024
    1888 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Proof-64 (NGC). CAC. OH Generation 3.0. 64 Stacks Bowers 552 10/23/2024
    1871 3CN MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (82/95). Mintage 603,000. 64 HA 396 10/22/2024
    1865 3CN MS63 NGC. Mintage 11,382,000. 63 HA 204 10/22/2024
    1867 3CN MS66 NGC. NGC Census: (15/5). Mintage 3,915,000. 66 HA 1,080 10/15/2024
    1866 3CN MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (36/710). Mintage 4,801,000. 61 HA 130 10/08/2024
    1882 3CN XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (16/84). Mintage 22,200. 45 HA 240 10/08/2024
    1880 3CN MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (78/45). Mintage 21,000. 66 HA 1,050 09/30/2024
    1866 3CN MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (36/706). Mintage 4,801,000. 61 HA 131 09/30/2024
    1879 3CN MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (6/119). Mintage 38,000. 61 HA 278 09/30/2024
    1868 3CN MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (92/59). Mintage 3,252,000. 65 HA 432 09/24/2024
    1870 3CN MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (66/23). Mintage 1,335,000. 65 HA 492 09/24/2024
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 3730
      Coin Date: 3-Cent Nickel
      Denomination (Short): 3cN
      Denomination (Long): 3-Cent Nickel
      Variety: 1865-1889
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Three cent nickel
      Coinage Years: 1865-1889
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 17.9
      Weight (Grams): 1.94
      Designer: James B. Longacre
      Edge: Plain
      Obverse Description: A Romanesque Liberty is portrayed facing left with LIBERTY emblazoned on her crown. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA appears on the periphery with the date at the bottom.
      Reverse Description: The roman numeral III is centered in the design surrounded by a large wreath tied with a bow at the bottom. This design is one of few American coins without wording on one of the sides.
      General Notes: 3 cent nickels were struck from 1865 through 1889 and designed by James B. Longacre. Despite a production range spanning a quarter century during a period in US coinage history when designs were typically modified in one way or another, the 3 cent nickel retained its same general design for the course of its time. <BR><BR> The 3 cent nickel series boasts a few significant varieties, including the 1873 Close 3, 1873 Open 3, and 18878 7/6 overdate. However, most issues in this series are standard and relatively common, especially in the lower grades among earlier dates. <BR><BR> Dealers and collectors will find some degree of challenge in obtaining most of the dates from 1877 through 1889, some of which are proof-only issues and others that are comparatively scarce. These include the 1877, 1878, and 1886 proof-only issues and all business-strike issues from 1882 through 1887. Also scarce are the 1879, 1880, 1888, and 1889 3 cent nickels. This leaves only the 1881 3 cent nickel, which is priced more on par with the more common pre-1877 issues.
      PCGS #: 3730
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