3-Cent Nickels (Proof) Pricing
Series notes: 3-Cent Nickels (Proof)
Proof 3 cent nickels were struck during the entire course of production of the 3 cent nickel, which was made from 1865 through 1889. The series, designed by United States Mint Chief Engraver James B. Longacre, is popular with type collectors and those who focus on minor-denomination coins, and thus the proofs enjoy some market activity from that standpoint.
While most of the proof issues begin at relatively affordable prices, certain dates were proof-only years. Thus, prices for those individual proof issues are significantly higher not because these proofs are any scarcer in the absolute sense but rather due to the strong demand placed on these coins from date set collectors who have only the proof specimen as an option to obtain an example of a 3 cent nickel from that year.
The proof-only years are 1877, 1878, and 1886, and prices for these issues vary from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, based on the date and grade. There are a few significant design varieties for the proofs, including the 1873 Close 3, 1873 Open 3, and 1887 7/6 overdate.
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CPG® Values for 3-Cent Nickels (Proof)
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1865-1889 3cN [Type]
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1865 3cN
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1866 3cN
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1867 3cN
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1868 3cN
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1869 3cN
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1870 3cN
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1871 3cN
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1872 3cN
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1873 3cN Closed 3
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1874 3cN
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1875 3cN
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1876 3cN
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1877 3cN
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1878 3cN
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1879 3cN
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1880 3cN
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1881 3cN
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1882 3cN
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1883 3cN
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1884 3cN
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1885 3cN
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1886 3cN
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1887 3cN
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1887/6 3cN
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1888 3cN
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1889 3cN
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