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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the 3-Cent Nickels (1865–1889) series of 3-Cent Pieces in the U.S. Coins contains 30 distinct entries with CPG® values between $9.50 and $113,500.00.
3 cent nickels were struck from 1865 through 1889 and designed by James B. Longacre. Despite a production range spanning a quarter century during a period in US coinage history when designs were typically modified in one way or another, the 3 cent nickel retained its same general design for the course of its time.

The 3 cent nickel series boasts a few significant varieties, including the 1873 Close 3, 1873 Open 3, and 18878 7/6 overdate. However, most issues in this series are standard and relatively common, especially in the lower grades among earlier dates.

Dealers and collectors will find some degree of challenge in obtaining most of the dates from 1877 through 1889, some of which are proof-only issues and others that are comparatively scarce. These include the 1877, 1878, and 1886 proof-only issues and all business-strike issues from 1882 through 1887. Also scarce are the 1879, 1880, 1888, and 1889 3 cent nickels. This leaves only the 1881 3 cent nickel, which is priced more on par with the more common pre-1877 issues.

Catalog Detail

  3-Cent Nickels (1865–1889) Value Range Favorite
3-Cent Nickels (1865–1889) Value Range  
3-Cent Nickel 3cN 1865-1889 MS Type Coin
$9.50
-
$17,500
$9.50 - $17,500
1865 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$14,500
$12.00 - $14,500
1865 3cN Repunched Date, FS-304 MS
-
 
1866 3cN MS
$9.50
-
$10,500
$9.50 - $10,500
1867 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$7,000
$12.00 - $7,000
1868 3cN MS
$9.50
-
$9,750
$9.50 - $9,750
1869 3cN MS
$9.50
-
$9,000
$9.50 - $9,000
1869 3cN Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS
-
 
1870 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$10,000
$12.00 - $10,000
1871 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$8,250
$12.00 - $8,250
1871 3cN Tripled Die Obverse, FS-101 MS
-
 

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1872 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$9,750
$12.00 - $9,750
1873 3cN Closed 3 MS
$16.00
-
$7,750
$16.00 - $7,750
1873 3CN Open 3 MS
$16.00
-
$4,500
$16.00 - $4,500
1874 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$11,500
$12.00 - $11,500
1875 3cN MS
$16.00
-
$9,750
$16.00 - $9,750
1875 3cN MPD, FS-301 MS
-
 
1876 3cN MS
$17.50
-
$2,500
$17.50 - $2,500
1879 3cN MS
$47.00
-
$3,750
$47.00 - $3,750
1880 3cN MS
$70.00
-
$2,900
$70.00 - $2,900
1881 3cN MS
$12.00
-
$4,500
$12.00 - $4,500
1881 3cN Repunched Date, FS-301 MS
$36.00
-
$725
$36.00 - $725
1882 3cN MS
$90.00
-
$13,000
$90.00 - $13,000
1883 3cN MS
$230.00
-
$57,500
$230.00 - $57,500
1884 3cN MS
$575
-
$43,000
$575 - $43,000
1885 3cN MS
$650
-
$36,000
$650 - $36,000
1887 3cN MS
$195.00
-
$18,000
$195.00 - $18,000
1888 3cN MS
$34.00
-
$31,500
$34.00 - $31,500

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1889 3cN MS
$60.00
-
$17,500
$60.00 - $17,500
3-Cent Nickel Set 3cN 23 Coins MS Set Total
$2,000
-
$113,500
$2,000 - $113,500
       

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the 3-Cent Nickels (1865–1889) series of 3-Cent Pieces in the U.S. Coins contains 30 distinct entries with CPG® values between $9.50 and $113,500.00.
3 cent nickels were struck from 1865 through 1889 and designed by James B. Longacre. Despite a production range spanning a quarter century during a period in US coinage history when designs were typically modified in one way or another, the 3 cent nickel retained its same general design for the course of its time.

The 3 cent nickel series boasts a few significant varieties, including the 1873 Close 3, 1873 Open 3, and 18878 7/6 overdate. However, most issues in this series are standard and relatively common, especially in the lower grades among earlier dates.

Dealers and collectors will find some degree of challenge in obtaining most of the dates from 1877 through 1889, some of which are proof-only issues and others that are comparatively scarce. These include the 1877, 1878, and 1886 proof-only issues and all business-strike issues from 1882 through 1887. Also scarce are the 1879, 1880, 1888, and 1889 3 cent nickels. This leaves only the 1881 3 cent nickel, which is priced more on par with the more common pre-1877 issues.

Catalog Detail