Nickel Three Cents 1872 3CN MS

NGC Universal ID: 2757

Coin Information

1872 3CN MS
Obverse
1872 3CN MS
Reverse
  • Category: Nickel Three Cents (1865-1889)
  • Mint: Philadelphia
  • Mintage: 862,000
  • Obverse Designer: James B. Longacre
  • Reverse Designer: James B. Longacre
  • Composition: Copper-Nickel
  • Weight: 1.94g
  • Diameter: 17.9mm
  • Edge: Plain
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Grade Summary

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1872 3CN MS
 
NGC Price Guide
NGC Census
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NGC Registry Score
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$15 $20 $25 $30 $45 $75 $85 $100 $115 $125 $135 $150 $160 $175 $185 $200 $210 $220 $230 $250 $275 $325 $385 $550 $675 $1000 $1325 $2150 $3000 $9750
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9/9/07 - PCGS
$31.00
Lot# 24070 - HA

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4/6/14 - NGC Details
$56.00
Lot# 28507 - HA

9/1/10 - NGC Details
$80.50
Lot# 1158 - TT

4/9/08 - PCGS
$68.00
Lot# 1107 - TT

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8/29/18 - PCGS
$94.00
Lot# 21099 - HA

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6/15/21 - PCGS
$168.00
Lot# 4021 - SB

8/28/16 - PCGS
$129.25
Lot# 21924 - HA

6/1/14 - NGC
$76.38
Lot# 22121 - SB

3/2/14 - NGC
$66.00
Lot# 28164 - HA

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6/5/19 - NGC Details
$74.00
Lot# 21138 - HA

11/30/14 - PCGS Genuine
$59.00
Lot# 23053 - HA

11/4/14 - PCGS Genuine
$75.00
Lot# 14548 - SB

9/29/13 - NGC Details
$66.00
Lot# 24851 - HA

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1/16/19 - PCGS
$156.00
Lot# 27136 - HA

7/19/15 - NGC
$117.50
Lot# 27573 - HA

7/27/14 - NGC
$170.38
Lot# 21028 - HA

11/15/13 - NGC
$164.50
Lot# 34031 - HA

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10/19/22 - NGC
$228.00
Lot# 25180 - HA

4/21/21 - PCGS
$252.00
Lot# 25093 - HA

9/9/20 - PCGS
$276.00
Lot# 23086 - HA

10/30/19 - PCGS
$252.00
Lot# 29106 - HA

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10/21/20 - PCGS
$420.00
Lot# 25279 - HA

8/26/20 - PCGS
$456.00
Lot# 27179 - HA

7/10/19 - PCGS
$360.00
Lot# 23086 - HA

1/23/19 - NGC
$300.00
Lot# 29118 - HA

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12/7/19 - NGC
$723.60
Lot# 7120 - HA

6/8/17 - PCGS
$822.50
Lot# 7170 - HA

8/10/16 - PCGS
$822.50
Lot# 7269 - HA

7/9/15 - PCGS
$849.53
Lot# 7121 - HA

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10/29/15 - PCGS
$940.00
Lot# 3909 - HA

6/1/14 - NGC
$1175.00
Lot# 39 - DL

2/27/14 - PCGS
$1116.25
Lot# 3199 - HA

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6/8/17 - PCGS
$1410.00
Lot# 3219 - HA

10/27/14 - PCGS
$1880.00
Lot# 98127 - HA

6/5/13 - PCGS
$1997.50
Lot# 3117 - HA

4/24/13 - PCGS
$2115.00
Lot# 1395 - HA

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2/22/18 - PCGS
$2422.80
Lot# 3254 - HA

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Description & Analysis

The three-cent piece was still a useful coin in 1872, as its mintage confirms. This status would last only until fractional silver coins began to creep back into circulation in 1875 and return in abundance during 1876-77. After that time its production plummeted. This date is not truly rare, but Mint State survivors are in relatively short supply, with gems being very scarce. Most are better struck than the early dates (1865-67), but some shallowness may appear on the lower curls of Liberty's hair, the tip of her coronet and the centers of the columnar ones. One by-product of a lower mintage is a greatly reduced instance of varieties. All that is known for 1872 is a single, quite minor repunched date.

1872 3 Cent Nickel Value

According to the NGC Price Guide, as of January 2025, a 3 Cent Nickel from 1872 in circulated condition is worth between $15 and $185. However, on the open market 1872 Three Cent Nickels in pristine, uncirculated condition sell for as much as $9750.

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Census

NGC Grade Summary
  • Total Graded: 258
  • Low Grade: G
  • Average Grade: 61
  • High Grade: 67
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NGC Census Detail
1872 3CN MS Last updated 12/25/2024
 
BASE
TOTAL
 
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NGC Registry

NGC Registry Score
1872 3CN MS
 
BASE
PrAgGVGFVF4045505355586061626364656667686970
12 16 24 37 50 67 127 183 241 278 333 366 423 502 575 663 1,609 2,401 3,525 5,675 13,532 23,582 
13 18 28 41 55 87 145 202 253 296 344 385 449 526 604 978 1,873 2,775 4,241 8,294 16,882 24,761 
145 202 253 296 344 385 449 526 604 978 1,873 2,775 4,241 8,294 
164 221 265 314 355 404 475 550 633 1,293 2,137 3,150 4,958 10,913