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PCGS Number: 83761
Coin Date: 1865
Denomination (Short): 3cN
Denomination (Long): 3-Cent Nickel
Desg: PR
Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
Mintage: 500
Strike Type: Proof
Coinage Type: Three cent nickel
Coinage Years: 1865-1889
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 17.9
Fineness: 0
Weight (Grams): 1.94
Weight (Ounces): 0
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: The 1865 Proof Three Cent Nickel is the first and scarcest of its series coming from a mintage of just 500 coins. Scarcity gradually increases from PR60 through PR67 without any major price jumps. Gems would be considered rare with high-end gems being very difficult to locate. Attractive color and strong strikes can be found with some serious searching. Cameos and deep cameos are extremely rare and bring a hefty premium.
NGC ID: 275K

1865 3cN CAM

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
PR63	$2,250.00
PR64	$3,120.00
PR65	$3,620.00
PR66	$5,000.00
PR67	$10,600.00
PR63 CAC	$2,700.00
PR64 CAC	$3,750.00
PR65 CAC	$4,350.00
PR66 CAC	$6,000.00
PR67 CAC	$12,200.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1865 3CN JD-1, Low R.3, PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$3,601	06/14/24
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC. JD-1, Low R.3.	65	$3,120	05/09/24
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$4,320	01/21/21
	1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Proof-65 Cameo (PCGS).	65	$2,640	08/13/19
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	65	$3,600	01/04/18
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. PCGS Population: (35/37). NGC Census: (14/22). CDN: $3,000 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS P	65	$3,290	10/11/16
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	65	$3,525	06/12/16
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$2,820	01/11/16
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$2,820	09/20/15
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$3,760	03/01/15
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1865 3cN CAM	65	$4,484	06/01/14
	1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Proof-65 Cameo (PCGS). CAC.	65	$4,406	03/28/14
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$3,594	06/03/12
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$4,025	06/03/12
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$4,025	05/01/11
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	65	$4,600	12/05/10
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$3,881	07/11/10
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population (23/23). NGC Census: (10/19). (#83761)	65	$4,456	06/15/10
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$4,600	05/03/09
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$4,888	08/12/07
	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$5,980	07/13/07
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. While mintage figures for proofs are sketchy in the early years of this series, the 1865 ranks as	65	$5,175	01/06/07
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. A lovely, untoned Cameo example of this first-year issue, one of the keys to the proof series alo	65	$5,175	04/29/06
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. Lightly frosted motifs stand out nicely against mirrored fields. The design elements are sharply	65	$4,917	04/07/06
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. A lovely, untoned Cameo example of this first-year issue, one of the keys to the proof series alo	65	$4,888	02/11/06
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. Repunched Date. B. 2-B. Whereas the business strike 1865 is perhaps the most common date in the T	65	$4,600	05/07/05
HA	1865 PR 65 Cameo PCGS.	65	$4,600	11/25/03
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. While the business strike 1865	65	$4,600	03/23/03
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. One of two PR65 Cameo PCGS 1865	65	$4,600	03/23/03
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. Proof production in this first	65	$4,600	03/01/03
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. Proof production in this first	65	$4,140	09/28/02
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo PCGS. Proof production in this first	65	$6,038	07/30/02
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. JD-1, Low R.3.	66	$4,080	05/09/24
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$4,080	05/04/23
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$4,800	05/05/22
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. The 1865 proof is scarce with appreciable cameo contrast, as evidenced by the small population of	66	$3,840	03/21/22
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$3,600	10/16/20
	1865 3cN PCGS/CAC Proof 66 CAM	66	$5,450	10/01/18
	3CN 1865 PCGS PR66 CAM CAC	66	$5,288	07/26/18
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS Secure. CAC.	66	$6,300	11/02/17
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	66	$4,582	11/02/16
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$3,819	11/10/14
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. Repunched Date. Breen 2-B.	66	$4,700	06/23/14
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$4,700	06/09/13
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. CAC. Breen 2-B.	66	$4,700	04/28/13
	1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Proof-66 Cameo (PCGS). CAC. Secure Holder.	66	$5,844	11/14/12
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	66	$4,847	10/21/12
	1865 3CN PR66+ Cameo PCGS. CAC.	66	$6,325	04/22/12
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	66	$4,888	01/08/12
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$5,175	03/28/10
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$6,325	07/12/09
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$4,888	03/31/09
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$5,250	12/06/08
	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$6,325	10/25/08
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1865 3cN CAM	66	$6,612	02/10/08
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. The opportunity to bid on more than one Gem proof 1865 Three Cent nickel seldom presents itself.	66	$6,900	09/16/06
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. First year of issue and the key to the proof series with only 500 pieces struck. The 1877 has a s	66	$6,038	09/16/06
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. All four digits in the date are repunched, as is often seen on this proof issue, with the initial	66	$9,200	03/04/06
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS.	66	$10,925	02/26/05
American Numismatic Rarities	1865 3cN CAM	66	$7,188	01/10/05
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. All four digits in the date are	66	$8,050	03/27/04
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. Proof production in this first	66	$7,475	11/07/03
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. Repunched Date. B. 2-B. An	66	$5,808	09/20/03
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. Repunched Date. B. 2-B. Whereas	66	$6,003	03/01/03
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo PCGS. The cameo contrast is unusually	66	$6,038	11/25/02
	1865 3CN PR63 Cameo PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/92). NGC Census: (5/50). PR63. Mintage 500.	63	$2,160	05/23/23
	1865 3CN PR63 Cameo PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/92). NGC Census: (5/49). PR63. Mintage 500.	63	$2,220	11/30/21
Numismatic Auctions LLC	1865 3cN CAM	63	$2,185	06/29/15
Numismatic Auctions LLC	1865 3cN CAM	63	$2,185	06/15/15
	1865-1889 3CN Three Cent Nickel Set, (no 1887) PR63-65 (mostly) Cameo PCGS. (Total: 25 coins)	63	$10,869	01/12/15
	1865 3cN PCGS Proof 64+ CAM	64	$3,800	01/24/22
	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/71 and 0/5+). NGC Census: (10/37 and 1/0+). PR64. Mintage 500.	64	$1,924	04/27/21
	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$2,115	01/09/17
	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$2,938	02/05/14
	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$3,055	10/21/12
	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$1,840	12/11/11
	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	64	$2,012	10/31/10
	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$2,760	12/06/09
	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$2,530	08/02/09
	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$2,530	05/03/09
HA	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS. This is a sharply struck, nearly Gem quality proof example of the first three cent nickel coinage	64	$2,070	06/03/06
HA	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS. Repunched Date. B. 2-B. A	64	$3,450	11/07/03
HA	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo PCGS. Repunched Date. B. 2-B. A	64	$4,025	05/03/03
HA	1865 3CN PR 64 Cameo PCGS. The latest Coin World "Trends"	64	$2,645	05/07/02
	1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Proof-67 Cameo (PCGS).	67	$8,519	11/03/16
	1865 3CN PR67 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	67	$16,450	12/06/15
HA	1865 3CN PR67 Cameo PCGS.	67	$16,100	02/26/05
HA	1865 3CN PR63 Cameo NGC. NGC Census: (6/53). Mintage 500.	63	$1,620	09/15/24
HA	1865 3CN PR63 Cameo NGC.	63	$1,725	01/15/05
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo NGC. JD-1, Low R.3.	66	$3,360	02/09/24
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo NGC.	66	$4,600	01/08/12
Stacks Bowers	1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Proof-66 Cameo (NGC).	66	$5,290	06/17/10
Scotsman	1865 3cN CAM	66	$4,888	07/24/09
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1865 3cN CAM	66	$6,038	09/23/07
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo NGC. Repunched Date. B. 2-B. The business strike 1865 is perhaps the most common date in the three cent	66	$5,750	11/30/06
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1865 3cN NGC Proof 66 Cameo	66	$6,900	09/04/06
HA	1865 3CN PR66 Cameo NGC. The date was entered at least three times, with traces of two prior logotype punches northwest of	66	$6,900	12/14/05
HA	1865 3CN, CA	66	$5,750	12/12/00
Stacks Bowers	1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Proof-64+ Cameo (NGC).	64	$2,640	06/14/23
HA	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo NGC.	64	$2,880	04/25/19
HA	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo NGC.	64	$2,185	09/21/08
HA	1865 3CN PR64 Cameo NGC.	64	$2,070	01/15/05
Legend	3CN 1865 NGC PR67 CAM	67	$8,225	01/27/22
HA	1865 3CN PR67 Cameo NGC.	67	$7,931	11/03/13
Stacks Bowers	1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Proof-67 Cameo (NGC).	67	$13,806	08/15/13
HA	1865 3CN PR67 Cameo NGC. Breen 2-B.	67	$8,812	09/09/12
Stacks Bowers	1865 Liberty Seated Quarter. Proof-67 * Cameo (NGC).	67	$14,548	11/16/11
Stacks Bowers	1865 3cN CAM	67	$10,350	05/21/10
Stacks Bowers	1865 3cN CAM	67	$13,800	07/30/09
HA	1865 3CN PR67 Cameo NGC. One of the flashier and best preserved examples of this first year issue we have encountered, this	67	$12,650	07/30/05
Stacks Bowers	1865 3cN CAM	67	$11,500	06/23/04
Stacks Bowers	1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Proof-65 Cameo (NGC).	65	$3,360	06/23/18
Stacks Bowers	1865 Nickel Three-Cent Piece. Proof-65 Cameo (NGC).	65	$4,761	06/15/11
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo NGC. CAC.	65	$4,312	05/01/11
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo NGC. Breen-2412.	65	$4,312	07/11/10
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo NGC.	65	$4,312	07/11/10
American Numismatic Rarities	1865 3cN CAM	65	$5,405	03/14/06
HA	A Complete Proof Set of Three Cent Nickels PR65 to PR67. This Gem set contains the following: 1865 PR66 Cameo NGC; 1866 PR (Total: 26 Coins)	65	$48,875	01/07/06
HA	1865 through 1889 Three Cent Nickel Proof Collection. This Gem set contains the following: 1865 PR65 Cameo NGC; 1866 PR65 (26 Coins)	65	$27,600	09/24/05
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo NGC. Basically untoned with admirable contrast on the obverse and pinpoint sharpness throughout. Diffic	65	$4,888	07/30/05
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo NGC. Nicely contrasted and generally bright overall. We note a few tiny specks in the fields, visible o	65	$4,888	06/30/05
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1865 3cN CAM	65	$4,485	05/30/05
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo NGC.	65	$4,945	03/25/05
HA	1865 3CN PR65 Cameo NGC. The 1 in the date is repunched	65	$4,025	11/17/03
HA	1865 3CN PR 65 Cameo NGC. The latest Coin World "Trends" pric	65	$5,060	02/26/02
HA	1865 3CN, CA	65	$4,715	10/07/01

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