1 Nickel / 5 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper/Nickel

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Denomination:

1 Nickel
5 Cent

Metal:

Copper

Nickel

State:

USA (1776 - )

Issue year(s):

1866 -1883

Catalog reference:

KM-97 (5)

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 2015-02-26
1880. PCGS graded Proof 66. CAC Approved. PQ. Well struck and lightly toned. Superior quality to most 1880 Proofs that are offered; it seems the small floating supply of outstanding Gems are now stashed away in coin collections and only surface on rare occasions. Only 3,955 struck. Pop 118; 16 ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1879. PCGS graded Proof 65. A lovely untoned proof. Only 3,200 struck. A frosty nickel-bright gem Shield Nickel with strong underlying luster and strong details on both sides. Nicely struck for the date, 1879 traditionally being well made we might emphasize, indeed fully struck to where it des ...

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1876. PCGS graded AU-55. Untoned (PCGS # 3805) . Estimated Value $120 - 130. Categories: Shield Nickels

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1876. NGC graded Proof 66. CAC Approved. PQ. Lovely multicolor toning. Only 1,150 struck. Pop 30; 5 finer, 1 in 66+, 3 in 67, 1 in 67 Star. Estimated Value $800 - 900. Categories: Shield Nickels

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1871. PCGS graded XF Details, Cleaning. (PCGS # 3798) . Estimated Value $70 - 80. Categories: Shield Nickels

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Posted by: anonymous 2015-02-26
1871. PCGS graded MS-66. A nice untoned example. A satiny gem of the most advantageous order for a Shield Nickel collector. Its high degree of broad-spinning original luster pulses beneath untoned and shimmering nickel-fresh highlights. Well struck, too, with no sign whatsoever of weakness on ...

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