1 Nickel / 5 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper/Nickel
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Issue year(s):
1866 -1883
Shield Nickels
Early Five Cent Nickels (1866-1883)
Designer – Engraver: James B Longacre
Metal Composition: 75% Copper – 25% Nickel
Diameter: 20.5 mm
Mass / Weight: 5 grams
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1876. NGC graded MS-65 CAC Approved. Untoned with some minor flyspecks. The devices were struck with enough determined force by the dies that major design elements show nicely on this Centennial Year issue. Pop 34; 6 in 66. Estimated Value $900 - 950. Categories: Nickels
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1869. NGC graded Proof 65. A lovely gem with delicate rainbow toning on the obverse. Only 600+ proofs struck. Pop 107; 42 finer. Estimated Value $500 - 550. Categories: Nickels
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1867. No rays. NGC graded MS-65. A fully lustrous untoned example. The 1867 issues comes in two Types, with or without Rays, after the mint established that the Rays were causing the dies to wear rapidly. Removal of them improved the situation -- though many would say the With Rays design has ...
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1866 Rays. NGC graded MS-65. A fully lustrous untoned gem. First year of issue. The alloy on these consists of 25% nickel and 75% copper, and the coin weighs-in at 5 grams exactly, to make it competitive with several European coins which use the Metric system of weights and measures. Pop 155; ...
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-02
1866. NGC graded MS-65. An untoned gem of the popular "Rays" two-year type. A coin that arrived at a time when the mint was in need of striking coins for the huge new demand for small change after the Civil War. The use of nickel was made almost mandatory due to silver's scarcity (which was be ...
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Posted by: anonymous 2015-03-05
1883 Shield. PCGS graded Proof 65. A brilliant steel-blue gem. Popular last year of issue, the Shield Nickel was a venerable design in production from 1866 until 1883 (PCGS # 3838) . Estimated Value $450 - 500. Categories: Nickels
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