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The first five cent nickel, known as the Shield nickel, was struck in 1866 and featured a heraldic shield on the front with “In God We Trust” above. The reverse featured the denomination surrounded by 13 six-pointed stars, each separated by a ray, and “United States of America” printed above. The rays were removed in 1867, and the shield nickel continued to be produced without rays until 1883.

As this coin was made using a nickel alloy, which is harder than silver, completely-struck variations are harder to come by. Collectors especially value Shield nickels in which all of the vertical lines on the shield are fully-struck.


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1891 Liberty Head Five Cents Ngc Pr65 Ca$260.55 Ends Sunday 8 bids 13 watchers
1883 **proof** Ngc Pf63, Last Year Of Issue$167.50 Ends Sunday 15 bids 13 watchers
1879 Shield Nickel$106.56 Ends Saturday 6 bids 29 watchers
1871 Key Date Shield Nickel$100.00 Ends Wednesday 8 bids 7 watchers
1882 Shield Nickel "proof" Solid Gem Pf++/near Superb$90.99 Ends in 19 hours 15 bids 29 watchers
1872 Shield Nickel - Very Nice And Rare Buy it Now$87.00 Ends in 8 hours 5 bids 3 watchers
1880 Shield Nickel -slabbed Ngc Pf-64$76.66 Ends Wednesday 8 bids 21 watchers
1870 Shield Nickel - Very Nice And Rare Buy it Now$71.00 Ends in 7 hours 6 bids 2 watchers
1869 Shield Nickel - Very Nice$70.00 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
1881 Shield Nickel$68.98 Ends Monday 7 bids 21 watchers
1882 Shield Nickel - Very Nice $60.00 Ends in 8 hours 3 bids 1 watcher
20 Shield Nickels 5 Cents Coins 1866 - 1882 E21$56.90 Ends Friday 3 bids 1 watcher
Outstanding 1866 Shield Nickel Free Shipping!!!$51.35 Ends Sunday 5 bids 10 watchers
1881 5 Cent Shield Nickel Good Condition No Reserve$51.01 Ends Wednesday 7 bids 11 watchers
1880 Shield Nickle$50.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 4 watchers
1883 Shield Nickel - Very Nice Buy it Now$46.59 Ends in 8 hours 3 bids 1 watcher
1883 Liberty Head Five Cents No Cents Pcgs Pr65$46.45 Ends Sunday 6 bids 14 watchers
1867 Shield Nickel - No Rays And Very Nice Buy it Now$46.00 Ends in 7 hours 3 bids 4 watchers
1867 Rays Shield Nickel ~ Original Au-unc ~ Scarce$46.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 14 watchers
1866 Shield Nickel With Rays Xf $46.00 Ends in 18 hours 3 bids 12 watchers
1866 Shield Nickel Gem Bu ** Rare This Nice!!!$45.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 4 watchers
Hard To Find 1869 "narrow Date" Shield Nickel In Vf !!!$39.95 Ends in 12 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
1868 Shield Nickel - Very Nice Buy it Now$36.99 Ends in 7 hours 2 bids 3 watchers
1869 Shield Nickel Choice Bu$34.33 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 8 watchers
18 Shield Nickels - 2 With Rays - Lot #a21$33.00 Ends Monday 4 bids 3 watchers
Superb 1867 Shield Nickel Free Shipping!!!$31.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 11 watchers
Gorgeous 1868 Shield Nickel Free Shipping!!!$29.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 8 watchers
Outstanding 1870 Shield Nickel Free Shipping!!!$29.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 8 watchers
1883 Shield Nickel Choice Bu ** Superb Luster!! **$26.51 Ends Monday 7 bids 8 watchers
1883 V Nickle No Cents Unc Top Of The Line Coin$24.52 Ends in 13 hours 23 bids 6 watchers
1875 Shield Nickel Fine $20.50 Ends in 18 hours 5 bids 12 watchers
1883 Shield Nickel Type Coin Vg$19.00 Ends in 7 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Awesome 1869 Shield Nickel Free Shipping!!!$15.61 Ends Sunday 6 bids 7 watchers
Wonderful 1883 Shield Nickle Die Off Set On Rev Scans$15.50 Ends in 10 hours 11 bids 3 watchers
1870 Five 5 Cent Nickel Shield U.s. Coin $15.10 Ends Sunday 3 bids 7 watchers
1867 Shield Nickel Error-large Cud-obv.-(367m) Reduced!$14.99 Ends in 16 hours 1 bid 7 watchers
Fantastic 1882 Shield Nickel Free Shipping!!!$13.61 Ends Sunday 4 bids 4 watchers
1873 Five 5 Cent Nickel Shield U.s. Coin $13.09 Ends Sunday 3 bids 7 watchers
1866 Sheild Nickel - With Rays/ No Reserve -see Images$12.62 Ends in 16 hours 2 bids 5 watchers
Very Nice 1868 Shield Nickel Nice Free S/h!!!$12.00 Ends in 17 hours 5 bids 6 watchers
Variety 1883 Nickel No Reserve$11.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
1876 Shield Nickel$11.18 Ends Sunday 2 bids 2 watchers
1866 Shield Nickel W/rays 0209/146$11.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 3 watchers
1883 Shield Nickel - $10.79 Ends in 8 hours 6 bids 2 watchers
1867 Shield Nickel No-rays Almost-uncirculated$10.51 Ends Sunday 3 bids 11 watchers
1867/1867 Repunched Date Shield Nickel Wo/ Rays Rpd $10.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids 9 watchers
1873 Shield Nickel$10.50 Ends in 13 hours 4 bids 2 watchers
1883 Shield Nickel 5 Cents Art Coin Lot #h6$10.01 Ends Sunday 3 bids 7 watchers
1883 Five 5 Cent Nickel Shield U.s. Coin $9.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 5 watchers
1866 Rays Shield Nickel Xf Original Coin Rare $9.99 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
**1866 W/rays**fine**shield Nickel$9.95 Ends Sunday 1 bid
1876 Shield Nickel Vf $8.65 Ends in 18 hours 4 bids 6 watchers
1868 Shield Nickel Xf$7.50 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 1 watcher
Lot Of 8 Shield Nickels$7.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 1 watcher
1869 Shield Nickel--very Good$6.07 Ends in 8 hours 4 bids 3 watchers
1867 Au Detail Shield 5c Nickel Id#w305$6.05 Ends Monday 5 bids 2 watchers

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