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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the 3-Cent Nickels (1865–1889) series of 3-Cent Pieces in the U.S. Coins contains 47 distinct entries with CPG® values between $9.50 and $120,500.00.
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.



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 ea...

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  3-Cent Nickels (1865–1889) Value Range Favorite
3-Cent Nickels (1865–1889) Value Range  
3-Cent Nickel 3cN 1865-1889 MS Type Coin
$9.50
-
$17,500
$9.50 - $17,500
1865 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$14,500
$12.00 - $14,500
1865 3cN Misplaced Date, FS-301 MS
$470
-
$575
$470 - $575
1865 3cN Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101 MS
-
 
1865 3cN Doubled Die Obverse, FS-102 MS
-
 
1865 3cN Repunched Date, FS-302 MS
-
 
1865 3cN Misplaced Date, FS-303 MS
-
 
1865 3cN Repunched Date, FS-304 MS
$25.00
-
$1,800
$25.00 - $1,800
1865 3cN Repunched Date, FS-305 MS
-
 
1866 3cN MS
$9.50
-
$10,500
$9.50 - $10,500
1866 3cN Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101 MS
-
 
1866 3cN Repunched Date, FS-301 MS
-
 
1867 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$6,250
$12.00 - $6,250
1867 3cN MS PL
-
 
1868 3cN MS
$9.50
-
$9,750
$9.50 - $9,750
1869 3cN MS
$9.50
-
$9,000
$9.50 - $9,000
1869 3cN Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS
-
 
1869 3cN Repunched Date, FS-301 MS
-
 
1869 3cN Repunched Date, FS-302 MS
-
 
1870 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$10,000
$12.00 - $10,000
1870 3cN DDO & RPD, FS-101 MS
-
 
1870 3cN Misplaced Date, FS-301 MS
-
 
1870 3cN Misplaced Date, FS-302 MS
-
 
1871 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$8,250
$12.00 - $8,250
1871 3cN Tripled Die Obverse, FS-101 MS
$36.00
-
$850
$36.00 - $850

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1872 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$9,750
$12.00 - $9,750
1873 3cN Closed 3 MS
$16.00
-
$7,750
$16.00 - $7,750
1873 3cN Closed 3, Repunched Date, FS-301 MS
-
 
1873 3CN Open 3 MS
$16.00
-
$4,500
$16.00 - $4,500
1874 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$11,500
$12.00 - $11,500
1875 3cN MS
$16.00
-
$9,750
$16.00 - $9,750
1875 3cN Misplaced Date, FS-301 MS
-
 
1876 3cN MS
$17.50
-
$2,500
$17.50 - $2,500
1879 3cN MS
$47.00
-
$3,750
$47.00 - $3,750
1880 3cN MS
$70.00
-
$2,900
$70.00 - $2,900
1881 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$4,500
$12.00 - $4,500
1881 3cN Repunched Date, FS-301 MS
$36.00
-
$725
$36.00 - $725
1882 3cN MS
$90.00
-
$13,000
$90.00 - $13,000
1883 3cN MS
$230.00
-
$57,500
$230.00 - $57,500
1884 3cN MS
$575
-
$43,000
$575 - $43,000
1885 3cN MS
$650
-
$42,000
$650 - $42,000
1887 3cN MS
$195.00
-
$18,000
$195.00 - $18,000
1887/6 3cN Overdate, FS-301 MS
-
 
1888 3cN MS
$34.00
-
$31,500
$34.00 - $31,500
1888 3cN Misplaced Date, FS-301 MS
-
 

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1889 3cN MS
$60.00
-
$17,500
$60.00 - $17,500
3-Cent Nickel Set 3cN 23 Coins MS Set Total
$2,000
-
$120,500
$2,000 - $120,500
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the 3-Cent Nickels (1865–1889) series of 3-Cent Pieces in the U.S. Coins contains 47 distinct entries with CPG® values between $9.50 and $120,500.00.
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.



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 ea...

Catalog Detail