5 Cents "Shield Nickel" without rays

Features

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1867-1883
Value	5 Cents (0.05 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel
Weight	5 g
Diameter	20.5 mm
Thickness	1.95 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 4411 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 97 Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes.

Obverse

Shield, date below

Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST
1872

Engraver: James Barton Longacre

Reverse

Face value numeral within circle of 13 stars

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
5
·CENTS·

Engraver: James Barton Longacre

Edge

Smooth

Mint

United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)

Comments

PCGS recognizes an overdate variety 1879/8 on proof coins; however, neither NGC nor The Cherrypickers' Guide recognizes it. Confirmation is needed on this variety.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	Frequency
Undetermined
1867	28 890 500	$ 4.14	$ 3.79	$ 23	$ 14			37%
1867	600							0.4%	Proof
1868	28 817 000	$ 4.63	$ 8.72	$ 13	$ 15	$ 26		37%
1868	600							0.7%	Proof
1869	16 395 000	$ 2.93	$ 6.54	$ 17				21%
1869	600							0.3%	Proof
1870	4 806 000	$ 10						8%
1870	1 000							0.3%	Proof
1871	561 000							2%
1871	960							0.3%	Proof
1872	6 036 000							7%
1872	950							0.3%	Proof
1873	436 050							1.8%	Closed 3
1873	4 113 950							5%	Open 3 (overdate variety exists: large 3 over small 3)
1873	1 100							0.3%	Proof
1874	3 538 000							4%
1874	700							0.3%	Proof
1875	2 097 000							2%
1875	700							0.3%	Proof
1876	2 530 000							4%
1876	1 150							0.3%	Proof
1877	510							0.3%	Proof
1878	2 350							0.5%	Proof
1879	25 900							0.6%
1879	3 200							0.3%	Proof (overdate variety may exist: 1879/8)
1880	16 000							0.9%
1880	3 955							0.3%	Proof
1881	68 800							0.5%
1881	3 575							0.3%	Proof
1882	11 472 900	$ 7.34	$ 13	$ 23		$ 25		16%
1882	3 100							0.5%	Proof
1883	1 451 500				$ 20	$ 42	$ 103	10%	Overdate variety exists (1883/2)
1883	5 419							0.4%	Proof

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