1887 Penny, BN (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1887 Penny, BN in circulated condition is worth between $3.00 and $64.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $67.00 and $750.00, depending on its grade and strike quality.

Looking back at auction records, the highest price was achieved by a Mint State grade that was hammered at $975.00 in the 10/02/2022 by renowned auctioneer David Lawrence RC, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: James Barton Longacre

Edge: Plain

Diameter: 19.00 millimeters

Weight: 3.11 grams

Mintage: 45,223,523

Mint: Philadelphia

Metal: 95% Copper, 5% Tin and Zinc

Series: Indian Cents 1859-1909

1887 Penny, Bn (Regular Strike) – Price Chart

If you are aware of your coin’s grade, refer to the following chart to determine its value:

Grade	Price($)
MS-66	750.00
MS-65+	425.00
MS-65	350.00
MS-64+	265.00
MS-64	225.00
MS-63+	175.00
MS-63	165.00
MS-62+	125.00
MS-62	110.00
MS-61	80.00
MS-60	67.00
AU-58+	64.00
AU-58	62.00
AU-55+	57.00
AU-55	54.00
AU-53+	52.00
AU-53	52.00
AU-50+	48.00
AU-50	48.00
XF-45+	45.00
XF-45	44.00
XF-40	42.00
VF-35	34.00
VF-30	30.00
VF-25	22.00
VF-20	15.00
F-15	8.00
F-12	5.00
VG-10	3.00
VG-8	3.00
G-6	3.00
G-4	3.00
AG-3	4.00

If you are unsure of the grade, you can assess it based on the coin’s condition. More detailed information here.

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
Mint State	67.00	750.00	248.82
About Uncirculated	48.00	64.00	54.63
Extremely Fine	42.00	45.00	43.67
Fine and Very Fine	5.00	34.00	19.00
Good and Very Good	3.00	3.00	3.00
Poor, Fair, and About Good	4.00	4.00	4.00

Please note that the estimated values are derived from the latest data in the PCGS Price Guide and are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. We strongly recommend reviewing actual auction records, which can be filtered by grade. For further insights, refer to our analysis report, which is based on these data.

Also, there are multiple versions of the 1887 Indian Cent. We recommend checking the values of these coins as well to ensure a comprehensive assessment.

Coin Name	Min Circulated Price($)	Max Circulated Price($)	Min Uncirculated Price($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1887 Penny, BN (Proof)	115.00	125.00	150.00	4,350.00
1887 Penny, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	75.00	2,800.00
1887 Penny, RD (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	90.00	35,000.00
1887 Penny DDO FS-101, S-1, BN (Regular Strike)	20.00	1,025.00	1,100.00	2,100.00
1887 Penny, RB (Proof)	N/A	N/A	175.00	5,500.00
1887 Penny, RD (Proof)	N/A	N/A	185.00	14,500.00
1887 Penny, CAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	1,000.00	5,200.00

Coins listed have various mint marks and designations indicating where they were minted and if they are special strikes. To learn more about what the different mint marks and designations mean, please refer to our Mint Mark Chart and Coin Designation Reference Chart.

1887 Penny, Bn (Regular Strike) – Auction Chart & Report

This tool is very user-friendly. Simply select the coin grade, and our system will provide detailed information including:

Lowest Sale Price
Highest Sale Price
Average Sale Price
Most Recent Sale Price
Number of Sales
Sales Volume

You can also select different time periods for your query: 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, or All time, with the default set to All time.

Grade:

Find On eBay

$46.00

Lowest Sale Price

$499.00

Highest Sale Price

$124.79

Average Sale Price

$168.00

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$4,367.76

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-66	975.00	975.00	975.00
MS-65+	115.00	242.00	189.65
MS-65	264.00	312.00	288.00
MS-64	46.00	499.00	124.79
MS-63	55.00	215.00	106.68
MS-62+	50.00	70.00	58.33
MS-62	44.00	70.00	55.57
MS-60	35.00	180.00	59.40
AU-58	28.00	75.00	55.58
AU-55	30.00	41.00	35.00
AU-50	14.00	17.00	15.50
XF-45+	51.00	51.00	51.00
XF-40	25.00	47.00	32.33
VF-30	25.00	30.00	27.50
G-4	20.00	20.00	20.00
PO-1	26.00	43.00	33.61

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1887 Penny, BN (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from PO-1 to MS-66. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-66 having the highest max price $975.00.

Within each grade, there is also variability in prices, likely due to factors like specific coin characteristics or market conditions at time of sale. Overall, the chart illustrates how coin grade is a key driver of value for this particular 1887 Penny, BN (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1887 Penny, BN (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 69.49% share, followed by David Lawrence RC / Great Collections with 11.02% / 11.02% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1887 Penny, BN (Regular Strike) coin over the years. This visual representation traces the coin's value fluctuations, illustrating periods of increase, decrease, or stability in its average auction price.

Such a historical view is indispensable for collectors, investors, or researchers who are keen on comprehending the market dynamics and the coin's value trend over an extended period.

Raw Auction Records

Here are the lasted auction records from the auction history of the past years. You can filter these records by coin grade.

Grade	Grade Source	Seller	Price($)	Sold Date
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	168.00	08/10/2023
MS-63	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	153.00	02/05/2023
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	91.00	01/25/2023
MS-65	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	264.00	11/09/2022
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	144.00	11/09/2022
MS-66	NGC	David Lawrence RC	975.00	10/02/2022
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	139.00	08/17/2022
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	180.00	03/09/2022
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	117.00	02/23/2022
XF-45+	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	51.00	11/21/2021
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	104.00	09/01/2021
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	144.00	05/19/2021
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	144.00	03/24/2021
MS-63	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	215.00	10/25/2020
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	180.00	09/16/2020
MS-60	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	180.00	06/23/2020
XF-40	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	47.00	05/10/2020
AU-58	PCGS	Kagin's	38.50	03/02/2020
AU-58	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	65.00	02/02/2020
MS-62+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	55.00	01/29/2020
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	144.00	01/29/2020
MS-65	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	312.00	09/04/2019
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	120.00	06/05/2019
XF-40	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	25.00	06/02/2019
MS-62+	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	70.00	03/03/2019
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	121.20	11/21/2018
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	89.00	10/10/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	132.00	10/03/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	120.00	09/05/2018
MS-62+	NGC	David Lawrence RC	50.00	04/30/2018
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	99.00	01/23/2018
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	71.00	01/09/2018
MS-64	NGC	Goldberg Auctioneers	499.00	09/04/2017
MS-63	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	129.25	02/22/2017
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	74.00	02/14/2017
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	74.00	02/14/2017
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	223.25	11/29/2016
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	56.00	08/30/2016
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	109.00	07/12/2016
MS-63	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	60.00	03/30/2016
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	44.00	06/30/2015
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	105.75	05/10/2015
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	105.75	02/10/2015
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	158.63	02/03/2015
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	66.00	11/02/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	123.38	09/08/2014
AU-55	ANACS	Great Collections	41.00	08/31/2014
MS-62	ANACS	Great Collections	55.00	08/17/2014
PO-1	NGC	Great Collections	29.00	07/27/2014
MS-62	NGC	Great Collections	62.70	07/27/2014
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	28.06	06/29/2014
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	30.00	05/19/2014
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	48.00	04/28/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Great Collections	124.30	03/09/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	117.50	12/23/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	96.00	12/02/2013
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	113.00	12/02/2013
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	141.00	11/18/2013
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	123.00	09/02/2013
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	123.00	06/17/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	165.00	05/13/2013
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	92.00	04/22/2013
MS-64	NGC	David Lawrence RC	125.00	02/10/2013
PO-1	NGC	Great Collections	26.00	02/10/2013
PO-1	NGC	Great Collections	43.00	02/03/2013
MS-62	NGC	Great Collections	48.00	01/20/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Great Collections	132.00	11/25/2012
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	94.00	11/12/2012
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	34.00	10/15/2012
VF-30	PCGS	Great Collections	30.00	10/14/2012
XF-40	PCGS	Great Collections	25.00	09/30/2012
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	69.00	08/27/2012
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	42.00	08/06/2012
VF-30	ANACS	Great Collections	25.00	04/01/2012
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	127.00	02/13/2012
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	69.00	01/30/2012
G-4	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	20.00	01/30/2012
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	50.00	12/19/2011
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	242.00	12/08/2011
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	62.00	10/24/2011
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	94.00	08/29/2011
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	115.00	04/27/2011
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	74.00	09/02/2009
MS-62	ICG	Heritage Auctions	50.00	07/22/2009
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	84.00	07/15/2009
MS-60	ICG	Heritage Auctions	69.00	07/15/2009
MS-60	NCS	Heritage Auctions	44.00	07/01/2009
AU-58	DGS	David Lawrence RC	28.00	03/19/2009
MS-60	ICG	Heritage Auctions	39.00	09/24/2008
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	87.00	09/08/2008
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	92.00	08/06/2008
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	82.00	05/12/2008
AU-58	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	75.00	02/07/2008
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	106.00	02/07/2008
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	57.00	11/28/2007
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	98.00	09/10/2007
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	39.00	06/06/2007
MS-62	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	70.00	06/04/2007
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	36.00	02/12/2007
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	115.00	01/03/2007
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	54.00	06/05/2006
MS-60	NCS	Heritage Auctions	36.00	01/30/2006
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	14.00	10/02/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	121.00	08/31/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	98.00	01/12/2005
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	35.00	01/02/2005
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	178.00	08/23/2004
MS-63	NGC	Heritage Auctions	55.00	10/29/2003
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	75.00	09/24/2003
MS-60	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	62.00	01/13/2003
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	71.00	01/13/2003
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	190.00	09/29/2002
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	46.00	07/04/2001
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	61.00	04/26/2001
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	115.00	10/19/2000
AU-50	PCI	Heritage Auctions	17.00	09/21/2000
G-4	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	20.00	08/17/2000
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	70.00	04/26/2000