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1879 1c MS BN MS64 BN
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1879 1c MS BN

MS64 BN

1879 1c MS BN

Greysheet & CPG® Price Guide

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
Wholesale
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
Price History

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1879 Indian Cent. Unc Details--Questionable Color (PCGS).
1879 Indian Cent. Unc Details--Questionable Color (PCGS).
$149
Sold 6/22/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879 Indian Cent. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
1879 Indian Cent. Unc Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$85
Sold 2/11/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879 1C AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: 32 in 53, 497 finer (1/26). CDN: $63 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU53. Mintage 16,231,200....
AU53 PCGS
1879 1C AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: 32 in 53, 497 finer (1/26). CDN: $63 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU53. Mintage 16,231,200....
$89
Sold 2/3/2026
Heritage Auctions
1879 1C AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (32/472). Mintage 16,231,200. ...
AU53 PCGS
$84
Sold 7/29/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879 1C -- Cleaned -- ANACS Details. Unc. Net AU55. Housed in a small-sized holder. Mintage 16,231,200....
AU55 ANACS
1879 1C -- Cleaned -- ANACS Details. Unc. Net AU55. Housed in a small-sized holder. Mintage 16,231,200....
$104
Sold 4/29/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879 1C AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (52/407). Mintage 16,231,200. ...
AU55 PCGS
1879 1C AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (52/407). Mintage 16,231,200. ...
$114
Sold 7/29/2024
Heritage Auctions
1879 1C AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (30/484). NGC Census: (22/479). CDN: $60 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 16,231,2...
AU50 PCGS
1879 1C AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (30/484). NGC Census: (22/479). CDN: $60 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU50. Mintage 16,231,2...
$63
Sold 3/5/2024
Heritage Auctions
1879 1c PCGS XF40
XF40 PCGS
1879 1c PCGS XF40
$70
Sold 5/1/2023
DLRC
1879 1c PCGS UNC Detail (Questionable Color)
MS60 PCGS
1879 1c PCGS UNC Detail (Questionable Color)
$96
Sold 2/13/2023
DLRC
1879 1c PCGS XF45
XF45 PCGS
1879 1c PCGS XF45
$80
Sold 10/18/2021
DLRC
1879 1C AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (33/318). PCGS Population: (44/328). CDN: $68 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 16,231,20...
AU58 NGC
1879 1C AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (33/318). PCGS Population: (44/328). CDN: $68 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 16,231,20...
$91
Sold 6/15/2021
Heritage Auctions
1879 1c PCGS VG-08
VG8 PCGS
1879 1c PCGS VG-08
$12
Sold 11/18/2019
DLRC
1879 1C VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/231). NGC Census: (8/536). Mintage: 16,231,200. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fr...
VF35 PCGS
1879 1C VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population (11/231). NGC Census: (8/536). Mintage: 16,231,200. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fr...
$47
Sold 9/11/2012
Heritage Auctions
1879 1C VF20 Brown ANACS. PCGS Population (0/91). NGC Census: (1/181). Mintage: 16,231,200. Numismedia Wsl. Price: $25. (#2...
VF20 ANACS
$39
Sold 12/20/2005
Heritage Auctions
1879 1C, BN
F15 ANACS
$12
Sold 5/8/2001
Heritage Auctions
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