Shield Nickel Value
Your old Shield nickel value starts at $11 each. This minimum value is assigned to a common date, heavily worn coin.
Discover an 1879 or 1880 in your group and the value climbs rapidly to $250 to $400 or more.
Shield
See Boeotia for coins with shield obverse types.
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SHIELD FIVE CENTS (1866-1883)
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Sub-Type One - RAYS ON REVERSE (1866-1867)
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The Shield Nickel, minted from 1866 to 1883, was America's first American five-cent coin that did not contain precious metals.
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Shield Nickels 1866-1883 Coin Guide
Shield Nickels 1866-1883
Union and Confederate guns fell silent in April 1865, but the civilian population was slow to give up certain behavior acquired during the four years of bloody civil war.
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Shield nickels were only struck in the Philadelphia Mint, and more than 126 million were produced from 1866 until the next design change in 1883. For such a short-lived series there are a surprising number of rarities.
Shield and Liberty nickels were subject to: 1) acidic baths in the planchet stage; 2) foreign elements during striking (i.e. dust, oil, goop, sindering, fabrics, threads and manufacturing components); and 3) environmental agents (hand oil, ...
Value of Shield nickels
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Victories Holding Shield Votives
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Head of Pan with goat horns & goat skin in the center of a Macedonian shield, lagobolon over shoulder; shield decorated with seven six-pointed stars within double crescents / ANTIGONOU left, BASILEWS right, Athena Alkidemos walking left, ...
Shield Nickels (1866-1883)
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shield: a popular design element on U.S. coins that is really a flag in the shape of a shield.
Shield nickel: the U.S. Five Cents pieces struck from 1866 to 1883.
show: a numismatic convention. See: Bourse.
shield The emblem used on certain issues that has horizontal and vertical lines in a shield shape. These are first found in the center of the heraldic eagle and on each succeeding eagle until the end of the Barber quarter series in 1916.
Shield Reverse of 1838 Victorian Gold Sovereign
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The emblem used on some coins in the shape of a shield.
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Shield Reverse - This refers in particular to the first type of Victorian sovereign which had a shield or coat of arms on the reverse of the coin.
1866 Shield Nickel w/ Rays MS-66 PCGS
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Shield nickel (1866-1883)
Main article: Shield nickel
The shield nickel, designed by James B. Longacre, was the first nickel five-cent piece minted in the United States, in accordance with the Act of May 16, 1866.
Shield with SC on it set on globe, a capricorn on either side
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Shield of St. George within a wreath
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Shield to the right: "WILSON 14 PUNKTE WAFFENSTILLSTAND 1918" (Wilsons 14 point armistice 1918)
Reverse: "Stadt Bielefeld" (City of Bielefeld) / "Einig und gleich, ein Volk, ein Reich" (United and equal, one people, one empire) ...
Shield Type
1867 No Rays, Good, small dent or planchet defect on Obv., normally a $18.00 coin.................................... 5.00 ...
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Shield nickel
Synonym for the Shield five-cent coin struck from 1866 until 1883.
The shield on reverse g has a very pronounced left and right (dexter and sinister) points, that are higher than the central point. The only similar reverse in this group is reverse f.
The Shield nickel, introduced in 1866, was the first base-metal five-cent piece in U.S. history; up to then, the half dime, a small silver coin, had filled the nation's need for that denomination.
Oval shield.
Inner side of oval shield (B. M. C., Italy, p. 27).
Sword.
Obv: 2 shields of Poland and Lithuania, FERD above, .73. below.
Legend around: *MONE*NOVA*ARGENTEA
Rev: The shield of Livonia - griffin with sword, standing left.
Legend around: *DVCATVS * LIVONIAE ...
spear, shield, trophy, crested helmet, branch
MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI
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1896 Shield 5¢ Pattern
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1069 1896 pattern five-cent piece. P-1987, J-1770. Rarity-6. Shield obverse. Proof-65 (PCGS). Nickel-copper. Plain edge.
Shield variously inscribed with chi-rho (Antioch), chi-iota (Antioch), or cross (Cyzicus, above).
RIC X, p. 249 for Eudoxia and p.
Also, the shield on the reverse was changed from straight to rococo sides.
4) Type III: Coins minted 1877-1907, on which the denomination on the reverse was changed to "TWENTY DOLLARS" from "TWENTY D."
The reason for this design change is unclear.
Intercept Shield holders measuring 2 inches by 2 inches are made for different sized coins as well as for coins that are already in slabs. You can also buy different sized Intercept Shield boxes and albums.
Intercept Shield
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* 1866-1883 Shield Nickel Fine, shield on the obverse, stars on the reverse, $130 for 1881 date (1877 proofs can go for $3500 in MS-64)
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In 1883 the shield nickel was replaced by a nickel with a representation of Liberty on the dated side and a Roman numeral "5" on the reverse (See 1883 Racketeer Nickel). The Liberty Head nickel was made until 1912.
In 1887 the shield reverse of the Jubilee issue proved a favourite with some who gold plated them and passed them off as half sovereigns.
Cruciform Shields - 4 shields in the form of a cross. The most recent British example is probably the florins of George V (1911-36).
Intercept Shield 2x2 Coin Holders
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This coin with a shield and thunderbolt was made in the 2nd-1st century B.C.
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A scarce William IV shield gold half sovereign coin dated 1835. Some wear can be seen on the shield side of this delightful gold coin.
Shield Nickels - all coined at Philadelphia with no mint mark.
Liberty Nickels - all coined at Philadelphia except the 1912-S and D, on the reverse side to the left of the word "cents".
the coin displays the heraldic shield or coat-of-arms of Greater Castilla, not
that of Spain. It is a shield divided into four quadrants with the Lions
of Leon, and the Castles of Castilla appearing in opposing corners to each
other.
Julian is shown helmeted and carrying a spear and shield. Of the coins of the 4th century only issues of Julian as Augustus show a bearded portrait. His portraits as Caesar, however, were clean shaven.
The Portuguese adopted the shield bearing a St. Andrew's cross of five billets, still used today, for coinage as early as the 13th century.
Barber completed the request later that year with all three coins stuck in copper-nickel which was the same as the Shield Nickel currently in circulation. The Shield Nickel, introduced in 1866, was the first "nickel" sized coin.
One of the most commonly found motifs on coins of all eras is the shield. For the ancient Greeks, the symbol probably represented strength of arms. The Theban stater on the left has the distinctive shield perfected for use in the Greek Phalanx.
The obverse of the "type I" quarter features Miss Liberty with her right breast bared, an olive branch in her right hand, and a shield draped with flowing cloth in her left hand raised in a defensive position stepping through an open gate.
Three different reverse designs were used on the half -crowns; the first type struck in 1689 consists of a crowned shield with the arms of England, Scotland, ...
The reverse depicts a "heraldic" bald eagle with a Union shield on its breast. In its beak the eagle holds a scroll with the motto, E Pluribus Unum which means "one unity composed of many parts.
Helmeted emperor bust left/VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP, 2 Victories place shield inscribed VOT PR on altar inscribed I, .ASIS in exergue, Siscia mint, AD 319, RIC 83(R5). Centered, dark brown patina, nice portrait and rev., nice example, Very Fine+..
MacNeil designed this quarter with Miss Liberty standing with an olive branch for peace in one hand and a shield for protection in the other.
One side shows the ACT Coat of Arms and features two swans supporting a shield which shows a crown over sword and sceptre above a castle gate with portcullis and a stylised rose.
The vast majority of 1851-D half eagles are weakly struck on both obverse (on the hair curls around Liberty's face) and reverse (on the shield, the legs and the claws of the eagle).
It is used to shield vacuum chambers for experiments with low-energy electrons, to shield magnetic resonance imaging equipment, and to shield the magnetometers used in magnetoencephalography and magnetocardiography.
device The principal element, such as a portrait, shield or heraldic emblem, of the design on the obverse and reverse of a coin, token or medal.
The shield and the claws show weakness but are better defined than on Very Fine coins. There may be traces of mint luster in the protected areas (i.e., in the field areas closest to the devices and about the stars and lettering).
Her left hand is holding a shield in a protective manner. Her right hand holds an olive branch, but is also removing the drapery covering the shield.
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