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1879/8 5c AU55

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AU55

1879/8 5c

Greysheet & CPG® Price Guide

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Greysheet (2026)

$1,234

Wholesale

1/1/24	$1,234	–
1/1/23	$1,234	–
1/1/22	$1,234	–

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CPG (2026)

$1,234

Retail

1/1/24	$1,234	–
1/1/23	$1,234	–
1/1/22	$1,234	–

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1879/8 5C PR55 PCGS. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (3/476). Mintage 3,200....

1879/8 5C PR58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/524 and 0/20+). ...

1879/8 5C PR58 ANACS. EX: "E.B. Strickland Collection". NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (3/473). Mintage 3,200. ...

1879/8 PR 50 ANACS. ...

1879/8 5C--Corroded--ANACS. Net PR50. A well struck but ...

1879/8 5C JD-1, R.1, PR62 PCGS. CDN: $340 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR62. ...

1879/8 5C PR62 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (12/458). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $300 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS PR62...

PR62 PCGS

1879/8 5C PR63 PCGS. CAC. Housed in a Generation 3.1 green label holder. PCGS Population: 37 in 63, 501 finer. CAC: 1 in 63...

1879/8 5C PR63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (36/437). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $325 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR63. ...

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Auction Prices, Other Grades

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1879/8 5C JD-1, R.1, PR67 PCGS. ...

1879/8 5C PR65 PCGS. CDN: $750 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR65. ...

1879/8 5C PR66 PCGS. ...

1879/8 Shield Nickel. Proof-64 (PCGS).

PR64 PCGS

$630

Sold 9/2/2025

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

1879/8 5C PR66 NGC. CAC. CAC Population: (40/23). ...

1879/8 Shield Nickel. JD-1. Rarity-1. Proof-66 (NGC).

PR66 NGC

$1,140

Sold 4/1/2025

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

1879/8 5C PR65 PCGS. ...

1879/8 Shield Nickel. Proof-67+ (PCGS). CAC.

PR67 PCGS

$3,600

Sold 6/17/2024

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

1879/8 Shield Nickel. JD-1. Rarity-1. Proof-67 (PCGS).

PR67 PCGS

$2,520

Sold 3/27/2024

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

1879/8 Shield Nickel. Proof-65 (PCGS).

PR65 PCGS

$1,020

Sold 8/23/2023

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

1879/8 5C PR68 PCGS. ...

1879/8 5C PR68 PCGS. ...

1879/8 5C PR64 NGC. NGC Census: (0/0). PCGS Population: (124/325). CDN: $475 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS PR64. ...

1879/8 5C PR69 PCGS. ...

1879/8 5C PR63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (34/426). NGC Census: (0/0). CDN: $315 Whsle. Bid for problem-free NGC/PCGS PR63. ...

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