This 1866 Shield Nickel has decent eye appeal and average strike. Some doubling on the date. Certified: NGC XF Details
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$146.00 | $150.00 |
This 1866/1866 Shield Nickel has great eye appeal and nice strike. Dramatically repunched date. Cleaning is very difficult to detect. Certified: PCGS VF Details
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$625.00 | $640.00 |
This original 1867 Shield Nickel has decent eye appeal and strong strike. Surfaces are a bit subdued. Small mark 4 o'clock reverse. Super RARE coin! Certified: PCGS PR62
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$21,635.00 | $22,265.00 |
This original 1868 Shield Nickel has nice eye appeal and nice strike. Nice color and surfaces. Certified: ICG AU50
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$99.00 | $102.00 |
This wonderfully original 1868 Shield Nickel has great eye appeal with nice luster and nice strike. Outstanding color and surfaces. Certified: NGC MS65
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$755.00 | $775.00 |
This original 1872 Shield Nickel has great eye appeal with nice luster and nice strike. Great color and surfaces. Bright and fresh. Certified: NGC MS64
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$600.00 | $615.00 |
This wonderfully original 1873 Shield Nickel has superb eye appeal with fantastic luster and strong strike. Outstanding color and surfaces. Certified: PCGS MS64 CAC
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$1,035.00 | $1,065.00 |
This original 1875 Shield Nickel has decent eye appeal and strong strike. Tough to find! Decent color and surfaces. Certified: PCGS PR64
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$469.00 | $482.00 |
This wonderfully original 1876 Shield Nickel has superb eye appeal with fantastic luster and strong strike. Outstanding color and surfaces. Certified: NGC PF64
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$505.00 | $519.00 |
This 1882 Shield Nickel has great eye appeal and nice strike. Sure doesn't look cleaned to me. Certified: ANACS AU58 Details
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$105.00 | $108.00 |
This wonderfully original 1882 Shield Nickel has superb eye appeal with fantastic luster and strong strike. Gorgeous ice-blue toning. Certified: PCGS PR66
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$725.00 | $750.00 |
This wonderfully original 1882 Shield Nickel has superb eye appeal with fantastic luster and strong strike. Outstanding color and surfaces. Blemish-free. Certified: PCGS PR67
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$1,135.00 | $1,170.00 |
This 1883 Shield Nickel has nice eye appeal and nice strike. Decent color and surfaces. Certified: ICG AU50
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$99.00 | $102.00 |
This original 1883 Shield Nickel has nice eye appeal and nice strike. Nice color and surfaces. Certified: ICG AU53
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$99.00 | $102.00 |
This original 1883 Shield Nickel has decent eye appeal with nice luster and nice strike. Decent color and surfaces. Certified: PCGS MS63
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$219.00 | $225.00 |
This wonderfully original 1883 Liberty V Nickel has great eye appeal with nice luster and strong strike. Great color and surfaces. Certified: NGC MS65
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$219.00 | $225.00 |
This original 1883 Liberty V Nickel has nice eye appeal with fantastic luster and nice strike. Great color and surfaces. Certified: PCGS MS65
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$219.00 | $225.00 |
This wonderfully original 1883 Liberty V Nickel has superb eye appeal with nice luster and strong strike. Superb color and surfaces. Certified: PCGS MS65
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$219.00 | $225.00 |
This wonderfully original 1883 Liberty V Nickel has superb eye appeal with fantastic luster and strong strike. Outstanding color and surfaces. Looks closer to 68. This one is awesome! Certified: PCGS MS66 CAC
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$1,755.00 | $1,805.00 |
This original 1884 Liberty V Nickel Proof has nice eye appeal with nice luster and strong strike. Nice color and surfaces. Very thick skin. Certified: PCGS PR64
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$458.00 | $471.00 |
When the U.S. nickel was first minted, it was actually worth three cents. It was President Andrew Jackson who approved a bill to authorize the coinage of five-cent pieces that took the place of five-cent fractional currency. Nickels were originally minted during the post-Civil War era when gold and silver were at a shortage. Nearly 30 million nickels were minted between 1867 and 1868 alone. Their practical denomination made them a welcome choice in a post-war economy, and their popularity continued to gain momentum through the turn of the century. The first true nickels were made primarily out of nickel blended with copper. Just as the nickel’s designs have changed, so too has their composition. Today’s silver-looking nickels are 75% copper, which has become an expensive metal to produce. In fact, it costs nearly 8 cents to make a nickel today.
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