Grade-by-grade values for the United States Three Cent Nickel series, 1865–1889. Reference prices range from $13.00 to $32,000.00 across all years, mintmarks, and strike types.
Every variant in the series, sorted by year. Each row is one coin (year + mintmark + strike type), each column is one grade.
| Year | Design | Mintmark | Strike | AG-3 | G-4 | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | XF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 | AU-58 | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 |
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| 1865 | — | — | Business strike | $13.00 | $19.00 | $21.00 | $24.00 | $30.00 | $45.00 | $75.00 | $90.00 | $110.00 | $130.00 | — | $260.00 | $340.00 | $700.00 | $1,300.00 |
| 1865 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $800.00 | $1,200.00 | $1,600.00 | $3,400.00 | $4,000.00 | $5,000.00 |
| 1866 | — | — | Business strike | $13.00 | $18.00 | $19.00 | $21.00 | $29.00 | $45.00 | $75.00 | $90.00 | $110.00 | $130.00 | — | $260.00 | $370.00 | $700.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 1866 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $390.00 | $600.00 | $1,300.00 | $1,600.00 |
| 1867 | — | — | Business strike | $16.00 | $21.00 | $24.00 | $26.00 | $30.00 | $45.00 | $75.00 | $85.00 | $100.00 | $120.00 | — | $260.00 | $370.00 | $700.00 | $1,300.00 |
| 1867 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $390.00 | $600.00 | $1,100.00 | $1,300.00 |
| 1868 | — | — | Business strike | $13.00 | $18.00 | $19.00 | $21.00 | $29.00 | $45.00 | $75.00 | $90.00 | $110.00 | $120.00 | — | $260.00 | $340.00 | $700.00 | $1,300.00 |
| 1868 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $340.00 | $500.00 | $800.00 | $1,300.00 |
| 1869 | — | — | Business strike | $13.00 | $18.00 | $20.00 | $23.00 | $29.00 | $45.00 | $75.00 | $90.00 | $110.00 | $130.00 | — | $260.00 | $400.00 | $900.00 | $1,700.00 |
| 1869 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $340.00 | $500.00 | $700.00 | $900.00 |
| 1870 | — | — | Business strike | $13.00 | $19.00 | $22.00 | $24.00 | $31.00 | $50.00 | $75.00 | $100.00 | $110.00 | $140.00 | — | $260.00 | $370.00 | $700.00 | $1,800.00 |
| 1870 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $370.00 | $500.00 | $700.00 | $1,100.00 |
| 1871 | — | — | Business strike | $16.00 | $21.00 | $24.00 | $26.00 | $35.00 | $55.00 | $80.00 | $130.00 | $160.00 | $180.00 | — | $240.00 | $600.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 1871 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $370.00 | $500.00 | $700.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 1872 | — | — | Business strike | $16.00 | $21.00 | $24.00 | $29.00 | $35.00 | $55.00 | $120.00 | $190.00 | $210.00 | $240.00 | — | $340.00 | $600.00 | $1,100.00 | $2,100.00 |
| 1872 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $370.00 | $400.00 | $700.00 | $900.00 |
| 1873 | Close 3 | — | Business strike | $17.00 | $22.00 | $26.00 | $35.00 | $50.00 | $75.00 | $100.00 | $120.00 | $130.00 | $160.00 | — | $400.00 | $600.00 | $1,100.00 | $3,400.00 |
| 1873 | Open 3 | — | Business strike | $21.00 | $26.00 | $29.00 | $35.00 | $45.00 | $80.00 | $110.00 | $130.00 | $160.00 | $230.00 | — | $390.00 | $700.00 | $1,300.00 | $4,000.00 |
| 1873 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $340.00 | $500.00 | $800.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 1874 | — | — | Business strike | $16.00 | $21.00 | $24.00 | $29.00 | $35.00 | $55.00 | $80.00 | $110.00 | $130.00 | $190.00 | — | $340.00 | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
| 1874 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $340.00 | $400.00 | $600.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 1875 | — | — | Business strike | $21.00 | $26.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 | $55.00 | $85.00 | $100.00 | $120.00 | $140.00 | $190.00 | — | $320.00 | $370.00 | $900.00 | $1,300.00 |
| 1875 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $370.00 | $500.00 | $900.00 | $1,200.00 |
| 1876 | — | — | Business strike | $21.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 | $60.00 | $80.00 | $120.00 | $130.00 | $160.00 | $210.00 | $250.00 | — | $400.00 | $700.00 | $1,600.00 | $2,300.00 |
| 1876 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $340.00 | $500.00 | $700.00 | $900.00 |
| 1877 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 | $1,700.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,100.00 | $2,600.00 | $2,900.00 | $3,700.00 | $3,900.00 |
| 1878 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | $600.00 | $600.00 | $700.00 | $700.00 | $800.00 | $900.00 | $900.00 | $900.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 1879 | — | — | Business strike | $55.00 | $80.00 | $110.00 | $130.00 | $160.00 | $190.00 | $240.00 | $260.00 | $290.00 | $320.00 | — | $400.00 | $800.00 | $1,100.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 1879 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $240.00 | $290.00 | $340.00 | $400.00 | $500.00 | $700.00 |
| 1880 | — | — | Business strike | $100.00 | $130.00 | $150.00 | $190.00 | $210.00 | $260.00 | $290.00 | $340.00 | $370.00 | $390.00 | — | $600.00 | $800.00 | $900.00 | $1,300.00 |
| 1880 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $240.00 | $290.00 | $340.00 | $400.00 | $500.00 | $700.00 |
| 1881 | — | — | Business strike | $16.00 | $21.00 | $24.00 | $26.00 | $30.00 | $45.00 | $90.00 | $110.00 | $120.00 | $130.00 | — | $240.00 | $370.00 | $700.00 | $1,100.00 |
| 1881 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $340.00 | $400.00 | $500.00 | $600.00 |
| 1882 | — | — | Business strike | $110.00 | $160.00 | $190.00 | $230.00 | $260.00 | $340.00 | $370.00 | $400.00 | $400.00 | $500.00 | — | $800.00 | $1,300.00 | $2,600.00 | $3,900.00 |
| 1882 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $210.00 | $290.00 | $340.00 | $400.00 | $500.00 | $600.00 |
| 1883 | — | — | Business strike | $320.00 | $370.00 | $400.00 | $500.00 | $600.00 | $900.00 | $1,100.00 | $1,300.00 | $1,600.00 | $2,100.00 | — | $3,400.00 | $6,000.00 | $13,000.00 | $24,000.00 |
| 1883 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $210.00 | $290.00 | $340.00 | $400.00 | $500.00 | $700.00 |
| 1884 | — | — | Business strike | $700.00 | $800.00 | $1,100.00 | $1,300.00 | $1,900.00 | $2,400.00 | $4,000.00 | $6,000.00 | $6,000.00 | $7,000.00 | — | $8,000.00 | $16,000.00 | $25,000.00 | $32,000.00 |
| 1884 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $210.00 | $290.00 | $370.00 | $500.00 | $600.00 | $600.00 |
| 1885 | — | — | Business strike | $700.00 | $1,100.00 | $1,300.00 | $1,800.00 | $2,100.00 | $2,900.00 | $3,700.00 | $3,900.00 | $4,000.00 | $5,000.00 | — | $7,000.00 | $9,000.00 | $12,000.00 | $24,000.00 |
| 1885 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $340.00 | $370.00 | $500.00 | $600.00 | $700.00 | $800.00 |
| 1886 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | $340.00 | $350.00 | $360.00 | $370.00 | $390.00 | $400.00 | $600.00 | $600.00 | $700.00 |
| 1887 | — | — | Business strike | $260.00 | $340.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 | $600.00 | $800.00 | $800.00 | $900.00 | $900.00 | $1,000.00 | — | $1,100.00 | $1,500.00 | $1,800.00 | $2,600.00 |
| 1887 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $320.00 | $370.00 | $500.00 | $600.00 | $800.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 1887 | 7 Over 6 | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | $380.00 | $390.00 | $410.00 | $400.00 | $500.00 | $600.00 | $700.00 | $800.00 | $1,100.00 |
| 1888 | — | — | Business strike | $65.00 | $70.00 | $75.00 | $80.00 | $100.00 | $160.00 | $240.00 | $260.00 | $290.00 | $340.00 | — | $400.00 | $600.00 | $800.00 | $1,300.00 |
| 1888 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $260.00 | $340.00 | $400.00 | $500.00 | $700.00 |
| 1889 | — | — | Business strike | $80.00 | $110.00 | $150.00 | $190.00 | $240.00 | $290.00 | $300.00 | $340.00 | $370.00 | $400.00 | — | $600.00 | $700.00 | $900.00 | $1,300.00 |
| 1889 | — | — | Proof | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $200.00 | $290.00 | $370.00 | $500.00 | $500.00 | $700.00 |
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