you got a USA 5 cents 1867-1883 Variety 2 (without Rays)
Specifics:(copied from metaldetectingworld.com)
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Weight: 5 grams or 77.16 grains
Edge: Plain
Composition: 75% copper, 25% nickel
Quantity minted: 111,413,949
Proofs minted: 23,099
Mint: Philadelphia
Mint marks: None
Designers: James Longacre
Key Dates and Coin Values:
• 1871; G-4: $28.00, EF-40: $100.00
• 1873 Closed 3; G-4: $12.00, EF-40: $80.00
• 1875; G-4: $13.00, EF-40: $45.00
• 1877 Proofs only (510+); EF-40: $1,100
• 1878 Proofs only (2,350); EF-40: $525.00
• 1879 All and 9 over 8; G-4: $235.00, EF-40: $450.00
• 1880; G-4: $275.00, EF-40: $550.00
• 1881; G-4: $150.00, EF-40: $350.00
• 1883 3 over 2; G-4: $85.00, EF-40: $200.00
Average coin values of other dates: G-4 - $12.00, EF-40 - $40.00
That's a nice find JIMBY
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