5 Cents "Shield Nickel" without rays
Features
| Country | 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
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| References |
KM#
97  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th 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
James Barton Longacre was an American portraitist and engraver, and from 1844 until his death the fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint. Reverse
Face value numeral within circle of 13 stars
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
5
·CENTS·
Engraver: James Barton Longacre
James Barton Longacre was an American portraitist and engraver, and from 1844 until his death the fourth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint. 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 | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1867 | 28 890 500 | 4.40 | 4.03 | 24.63 | 14.40 | 37% | ||||||
| 1867 | 600 | 0.5% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1868 | 28 817 000 | 5.46 | 9.26 | 16.39 | 18.00 | 34.41 | 37% | |||||
| 1868 | 600 | 0.8% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1869 | 16 395 000 | 2.40 | 6.95 | 18.00 | 21% | |||||||
| 1869 | 600 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1870 | 4 806 000 | 10.95 | 8% | |||||||||
| 1870 | 1 000 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1871 | 561 000 | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1871 | 960 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1872 | 6 036 000 | 7% | ||||||||||
| 1872 | 950 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1873 | 436 050 | 1.9% | Closed 3 | |||||||||
| 1873 | 4 113 950 | 5% | Open 3 (overdate variety exists: large 3 over small 3) | |||||||||
| 1873 | 1 100 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1874 | 3 538 000 | 4% | ||||||||||
| 1874 | 700 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1875 | 2 097 000 | 2% | ||||||||||
| 1875 | 700 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1876 | 2 530 000 | 4% | ||||||||||
| 1876 | 1 150 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1877 | 510 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1878 | 2 350 | 0.6% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1879 | 25 900 | 0.7% | ||||||||||
| 1879 | 3 200 | 0.4% | Proof (overdate variety may exist: 1879/8) | |||||||||
| 1880 | 16 000 | 1.1% | ||||||||||
| 1880 | 3 955 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1881 | 68 800 | 0.6% | ||||||||||
| 1881 | 3 575 | 0.4% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1882 | 11 472 900 | 7.80 | 11.93 | 24.66 | 26.84 | 16% | ||||||
| 1882 | 3 100 | 0.5% | Proof | |||||||||
| 1883 | 1 451 500 | 20.77 | 44.61 | 109.53 | 10% | Overdate variety exists (1883/2) | ||||||
| 1883 | 5 419 | 0.5% | Proof | |||||||||
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