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Entry Details

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
Fineness: 0
Weight (Grams): 5
Weight (Ounces): 0
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.
NGC ID: 22P7

1873 5c Closed 3

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
AG3	$40.50
G4	$54.00
G6	$61.00
VG8	$68.00
VG10	$78.00
F12	$94.00
F15	$115.00
VF20	$143.00
VF25	$150.00
VF30	$156.00
VF35	$162.00
XF40	$182.00
XF45	$208.00
AU50	$260.00
AU53	$273.00
AU55	$325.00
AU58	$358.00
MS60	$455.00
MS61	$520.00
MS62	$650.00
MS63	$845.00
MS64	$1,280.00
MS65	$2,310.00
MS66	$5,000.00
AG3 CAC	$48.60
G4 CAC	$65.00
G6 CAC	$73.00
VG8 CAC	$81.00
VG10 CAC	$94.00
F12 CAC	$113.00
F15 CAC	$133.00
VF20 CAC	$172.00
VF25 CAC	$179.00
VF30 CAC	$187.00
VF35 CAC	$195.00
XF40 CAC	$218.00
XF45 CAC	$250.00
AU50 CAC	$312.00
AU53 CAC	$328.00
AU55 CAC	$390.00
AU58 CAC	$422.00
MS60 CAC	$520.00
MS61 CAC	$624.00
MS62 CAC	$780.00
MS63 CAC	$942.00
MS64 CAC	$1,440.00
MS65 CAC	$2,620.00
MS66 CAC	$6,000.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/1 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (1/1 and 0/0+). CDN:	64	$1,320	05/12/24
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. FS-102. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC.	64	$2,880	03/25/21
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC.	64	$1,140	08/07/20
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64+ PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (36/31 and 2/13+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,075 Whsle. Bid fo	64	$1,320	02/23/20
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/31). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $1,075 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64.	64	$1,020	02/23/20
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 PCGS Secure. CAC. PCGS Population: (36/31 and 2/13+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,075 Whsle.	64	$1,024	12/07/19
	5C 1873 CLOSED 3. PCGS MS64 CAC	64	$969	09/26/19
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 PCGS. CAC.	64	$1,080	12/13/18
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 PCGS Secure. CAC.	64	$1,080	12/13/18
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/36). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS M	64	$1,201	06/17/18
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/36). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS M	64	$1,440	06/17/18
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/36). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $1,100 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS M	64	$1,320	06/17/18
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (35/36). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $1,000 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS M	64	$1,140	01/07/18
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. MS-64+ (PCGS).	64	$1,175	06/14/17
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC.	64	$1,528	04/04/16
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (31/33). NGC Census: (0/0).	64	$822	01/12/15
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population (30/23). NGC Census: (0/0).	64	$1,645	11/03/13
HA	1873 5C Closed 3	64	$426	05/31/01
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).	0	$408	08/23/23
	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse AU55 NGC. FS-008.7. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (2/98).	0	$446	03/15/16
	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/5 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (4/2 and 0/0+). MS62	62	$660	07/11/23
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (8/84). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62.	62	$720	08/16/22
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS62 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (4/94). NGC Census: (0/0).	62	$400	09/27/16
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population (4/92). NGC Census: (0/0).	62	$400	08/23/16
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. MS-62 (PCGS).	62	$329	07/20/15
	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse, FS-102, VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/8 and 0/0+). NGC Census: (0/6 and 0/0+). VF35	35	$228	05/16/23
	1873 5C Closed 3 AU58+ PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (9/95 and 2/9+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $275 Whsle. Bid for NG	58	$1,080	04/10/23
HA	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse, FS-102, AU58 PCGS. (FS-008.7). PCGS Population: (2/3). NGC Census: (1/2). AU58.	58	$1,560	06/22/21
	1873 5C Closed 3 AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (8/103). NGC Census: (0/0).	58	$223	06/21/16
	1873 5C Closed 3 AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population (7/44). NGC Census: (0/0). (#3801)	58	$402	01/09/11
	1873 5c PCGS/CAC MS63 (Closed 3)	63	$1,050	12/19/22
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (17/69). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $650 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63.	63	$780	08/24/21
	1873 5c PCGS MS63 (Closed 3)	63	$725	04/20/20
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS63 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population (12/61). NGC Census: (0/0).	63	$588	12/07/14
HA	1873 5C Doubled Die Obverse, Closed 3, FS-101 MS63 PCGS. (FS-008,008.85) PCGS Population (1/0). NGC Census: (0/0).From	63	$881	09/06/14
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. MS-63 (PCGS).	63	$593	04/01/14
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC.	63	$906	11/12/13
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/28). NGC Census: (0/0). (#3801)	63	$489	03/19/07
	1873 5c PCGS/CAC VF25 (Closed 3)	25	$185	10/31/22
	5C 1873 CLOSED 3 PCGS MS66 CAC	66	$3,995	09/08/22
	5C 1873 CLOSED 3. PCGS MS66+ CAC	66	$9,988	01/27/22
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS66 PCGS.	66	$3,840	08/20/21
	5C 1873 CLOSED 3. PCGS MS66+ CAC	66	$8,519	12/12/19
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS66 PCGS.	66	$2,520	09/05/19
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS66 PCGS.	66	$2,640	09/05/19
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. MS-66 (PCGS).	66	$2,880	05/23/19
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS66 PCGS. CAC.	66	$5,520	01/04/18
American Numismatic Rarities	1873 5c Closed 3	66	$4,255	05/25/05
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/7). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $1,850 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65.	65	$1,860	05/17/22
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (20/7). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $1,850 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65.	65	$1,920	03/21/22
	5C 1873 CLOSED 3. PCGS MS65+ CAC	65	$2,115	07/15/21
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (20/6 and 8/2+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,850 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PC	65	$1,902	06/20/21
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65+ PCGS. PCGS Population: (19/6 and 8/2+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). CDN: $1,850 Whsle. Bid for NGC/P	65	$2,040	08/09/20
	1873 5c PCGS/CAC MS65+ (Closed 3) ex: D.L. Hansen	65	$3,525	07/27/20
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. MS-65+ (PCGS).	65	$2,040	05/23/19
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65+ PCGS. CAC.	65	$2,400	04/25/19
	1873 5c PCGS MS65 (Closed 3)	65	$2,000	04/23/18
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS. CAC.	65	$1,920	01/04/18
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS.	65	$1,880	07/09/17
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS.	65	$1,762	09/11/16
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS.	65	$1,998	08/16/15
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS. CAC.	65	$2,702	08/09/14
	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. MS-65 (PCGS).	65	$4,142	11/07/13
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS. Fletcher-7.	65	$2,232	03/24/13
Ira & Larry Goldberg	1873 5c Closed 3	65	$2,588	02/02/13
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS. CAC.	65	$2,645	10/16/11
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS.	65	$2,645	06/05/11
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS.	65	$2,530	07/12/09
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS. The Closed 3 and Open 3 varieties have similar mintages and availability, and the different dat	65	$2,530	05/12/07
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS. A well struck and highly prooflike example that has light olive-gray color. The obverse is well	65	$2,818	06/03/05
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 PCGS. Brilliant and well defined	65	$3,960	05/31/03
HA	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS61 PCGS. (FS-008,008.85). PCGS Population: (1/6). NGC Census: (0/6). MS61.	61	$444	10/27/20
	1873 5C Closed 3 MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/87). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $375 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61.	61	$372	04/28/20
HA	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse, FS-102, AU50 PCGS. (FS-008.7). PCGS Population: (1/5). NGC Census: (0/6). AU50.	50	$492	04/09/19
	1873 5C Closed 3 AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population (0/59). NGC Census: (0/0). (#3801)	50	$196	12/11/11
	1873 5C Closed 3 XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (9/110). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $160 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS XF4	45	$228	03/06/18
	1873 5C Closed 3 XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population (6/78). NGC Census: (0/0).	45	$113	08/27/13
	1873 5C Closed 3 AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/70). NGC Census: (0/0). From The J.D. Tanner Collection.	53	$153	01/14/13
	1873 5C Closed 3 AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/52). NGC Census: (0/0). (#3801)	53	$276	01/09/11
	1873 5C Closed 3 AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/49). NGC Census: (0/0). (#3801)	55	$253	08/15/10
Stacks Bowers	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. Unc Details--Cleaned (NGC).	0	$336	07/24/24
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0).	40	$192	07/02/24
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (3/121). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF40.	40	$204	05/05/20
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (4/139). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS XF40	40	$168	03/12/19
Stacks Bowers	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. FS-101. Doubled Die Obverse. AU-58 (NGC).	58	$432	01/24/24
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (9/91). CDN: $250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58.	58	$312	09/01/20
HA	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (1/6). PCGS Population: (1/7). AU58.	58	$456	07/09/19
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (4/110). CDN: $210 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU53.	53	$276	02/14/23
HA	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse AU53 NGC. VP-001. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (0/43). (#3801)	53	$489	10/25/08
Stacks Bowers	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. FS-103. Doubled Die Obverse. MS-63 (NGC).	63	$900	08/24/21
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1873 5C Closed 3 NGC MS63	63	$748	11/28/04
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (1/87). CDN: $375 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61.	61	$456	05/05/20
HA	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (1/1). PCGS Population: (3/1). MS64. From T	64	$1,320	01/12/20
HA	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101, MS64 NGC.	64	$1,880	03/01/15
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (31/30).	64	$764	12/07/14
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (30/21).	64	$705	02/05/14
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (19/12). (#3801)	64	$632	03/31/09
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (20/12). (#3801)	64	$949	03/29/09
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 NGC. Ex: Eliasberg. Lustrous surfaces display hints of gold-gray color, and are nicely preserved. The	64	$978	01/06/07
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (12/8). (#3801)	64	$978	02/13/06
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 NGC. PCGS Population: (57/29). NGC Census: (55/34). Mintage: 4,500,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $424.	64	$862	11/07/05
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS64 NGC. Brilliant and well defined	64	$242	09/30/02
HA	1873 5C Closed 3, Doubled Die Obverse, FS-103, XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (0/1). PCGS Population: (0/2). XF45.	45	$180	05/14/19
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 NGC.	65	$1,528	08/14/16
Superior	1873 5c Closed 3	65	$1,727	01/05/08
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS65 NGC. A thin coat of ice-blue and beige-gold color shows up under magnification. Well struck, and no s	65	$1,725	02/17/07
HA	1873 5C Closed 3 MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (2/97).	62	$517	05/03/16
Stacks Bowers	1873 Shield Nickel. Close 3. Repunched Date. MS-62 (NGC).	62	$258	03/10/15
HA	1873 5C Doubled Die Obverse, Closed 3 MS62 NGC. FS-101.	62	$499	06/09/13
HA	1873 5C Closed 3, DDO MS62 NGC. FS-008. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population (2/57).	62	$646	01/14/13
HA	1873 5C Closed 3	66	$1,208	08/13/99

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