The Shield Nickel was minted from 1866 to 1883. The shield nickel was the first five cent coin minted in the United States. It was also the first coin to feature nickel metal in its composition. The shield nickel was designed by James B. Longacre. The coin was only minted in Philadelphia, so none of the coins features a mint mark.
The obverse of the coin features an ornamental shield topped by a cross. "IN GOD WE TRUST" is centered across the top of the coin and the date is centered across the bottom. The reverse design originally features a number 5 surrounded by 13 stars with rays passing between the stars towards the numeral. This design was only minted in 1866 and early 1867 and is quite rare. This design did not take into account the difficulty of minting such a hard metal which resulting in the rays causing a great lack of detail on the coin. The rays were removed from the coin in early 1867 and the coin continued with this design until the end of its minting run.
 Replica 1870 SHIELD NICKEL COINS COPY  US $.10
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 1882 HIGH grade Shield nickel stil some original luster US $29.95
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 1876 Proof 66 Shield Nickel PCGS Certified US $900.00
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 Replica 1883 Shield Nickel Coins COPY US $.10
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 1882 SHIELD TYPE 5c NICKEL SHARP OLD RARE COIN US $79.99
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 Replica 1877 Shield Nickel Coins COPY US $.10
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 1867 United States Shield Nickel w Rays US $14.99
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 Lot of 9 Different Shield Nickels US $110.00
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 Lot of 90 Shield Nickels Culls US $299.00
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 Lot of 30 Shield Nickels Culls US $110.00
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 Lot of 16 1866 Shield Nickels w Rays Low Grades US $165.00
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 Replica 1879 Shield Nickel Coins COPY US $.10
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 Shield Nickel 1867 Good US $14.00
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 1868 SHIELD NICKEL TYPE COIN VG US $19.00
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 1866 SHIELD NICKEL WITH RAYS VG US $29.00
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 1866 SHIELD NICKEL WITH RAYS TYPE COIN FINE US $42.00
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 1869 Shield Nickel Extra Fine 1287 US $49.95
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 Replica 1880 Shield Nickel Coins COPY US $.10
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 1866 Shield Nickel Error Missing S in Trust XF Coin US $95.00
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 1868 SHIELD NICKEL WHOLESALE C8359 US $21.00
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