What is this 5 Cent piece ?

I am wanting the PCGS number to be sure of exactly what coin I have, not for the price shown on their price guide. I am not very good at identifying coins and the PCGS number will give me a clear reference point, similar to the sheldon? number for coppers.

I was able to quickly identify all of the PCGS graded coins because of the number they assigned each one. I see no such number on the NGC graded coins, thus my confusion on the 5 cent piece above. The PCGS number sure seems like a good way to classify them.

Another example: An NGC graded 1872 Gold 1$ MS62. I don't know how to tell if this is the coin that PCGS labels as 7572 or if it is there 7622 coin. There is a rather large difference in price between these two variations no matter where you look for a value. As much as $4000 at 'retail' for an MS62.

If that is flawed thinking, please let me know a better way for a non coin collector type, to identify each coin quickly.

 

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Well I can't get into PCGS's guide because I don't pay for it---but from what you posted it would be the 3760
and I really wouldn't think that would be a good way to go about finding out what coin you have---that is just a made up number---a Sheldon number is much more used....
The coin you have is a 1889 V Nickel---in a NGC slab graded PF---that is what you have

More than likely the 81 is the number for the coins with CAM---since yours is graded just PF64 that doesn't mean anything to you...
So what you have here is an 1883 V Nickel WITH CETNS graded by PCGS PF64.

Speedy

 

Actually, I am not using the PCGS guide to try to determine current market value, just to determine exactly what coin I have. I realize that the PCGS price does not represent true market value, but with their numbering system, it at least gives some kind of a clear identification that perhaps one coin of a particular grading is worth more than a different example that is givent that exact same grading number.

I do understand the differences in the 5 cent piece above, but I am still confused on this one. It is an 1872 Gold $1 MS62, if these two PCGS coin designations are the same thing an "1872 Gold $1 MS62", then why is there such a huge difference in value on their price guide, or is that totally artificial, and both coins are really worth exactly the same? ( PCGS #7572 and #7622)

Anyway....

I did go over to the Heritage site and found that a very informative place both for determining what coins I have and their 'real world' value. I have shown some these coins to several large, well known dealers and the prices offered for them cover such a HUGE span that I am very nervous about selling some of the high dollar coins. One long time coin dealer offered me $2500 for a 1796 large cent, and another dealer who has also been around a long time told me it was worth $17,000 - $35,000 depending on how badly the buyer wanted it and whether similar coins were also being offered anywhere at that time. Both dealers said they would buy at 75% to maybe 85% of those numbers depending on what their regular customers were looking for. With a gap like that, correct coin identification sure seems important to me.

Sorry I am so dense. I do appreciate your patience with me.

 

Forgot to attach the images of the $1 gold.

So, would this be PCGS's 7572 or 7622, or is there no difference between these two coin designations and they are simply both just "1872 Gold $1 MS62" coins? There must be something that differentiates these two coins to justify the large (ableit not real world) price difference.