PCGS MS66+
PCGS MS66+
- PCGS #:
- 3873
- Designer:
- Charles E. Barber
- Edge:
- Plain
- Diameter:
- 21.20 millimeters
- Weight:
- 5.00 grams
- Mintage:
- 26,234,569
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
- Auction Record:
- $5,875 • MS66+ • 01-07-2015 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1912 5C
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 135,000 |
| 60 or Better | 5,000 |
| 65 or Better | 750 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-1.9 |
| 60 or Better | R-4.0 |
| 65 or Better | R-5.5 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 31 / 32 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 32 / 32 |
| 65 or Better | 24 / 32 TIE |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 32 / 33 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 32 / 33 |
| 65 or Better | 24 / 33 TIE |
Condition Census What Is This?
| #1 MS66+ PCGS grade |
#2 MS66 PCGS grade
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| #2 MS66 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS66 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS66 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS66 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS66 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS66 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS66 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS66 PCGS grade |
This was the last year in which the Mint produced Liberty Head Nickels for circulation. In the scheme of things, the Nickel in 1912 was the second most popular denomination in terms of mintage. Only the Cent has a larger mintage, and after the Nickel, nothing else comes close. Whether collectors were aware that this was the last year of the type or not, sufficient examples were saved that all grades are common today. Only the most superb examples are scarce, and the best example certified to date is a single PCGS MS66+.
Quality control at the Philadelphia Mint was less than stellar in 1912, and most examples show weakness on some of the stars and on the ear of corn on the left side of the reverse. Finding a fully struck 1912 Nickel could prove to be a real challenge.