Nickel

An 1874 Shield nickel in well-worn G4 condition carries a retail guide estimate around $43, while a clean MS63 example jumps to roughly $407 according to USA Coin Book. Proof strikes occupy their own price tier. Both business-strike and proof versions were produced at Philadelphia, and a handful of die varieties — including repunched dates…

An 1875 Shield Nickel in well-worn Good-4 condition carries a USA Coin Book retail guide estimate around $61, while a Mint State MS63 example runs closer to $498. Proof versions are a separate category with their own pricing. These are guide estimates, not guaranteed sale prices, and actual results depend on the specific coin's condition…

The 1876 Shield Nickel is the last regular circulation strike in the series before production halted for two full years. A well-worn example in G4 condition runs about $56 according to USA Coin Book retail estimates, while an MS63 business strike climbs to roughly $407. Proof specimens in PR63 sit around $468. These are guide…

The 1877 Shield Nickel is a proof-only issue — no business strikes were produced for circulation. That makes every genuine example a deliberate collector piece from the Philadelphia Mint. A USA Coin Book guide estimate places a PR63 example around $3,633, while heavily worn or impaired proofs can still command roughly $1,344. Condition and original…

The 1878 Shield Nickel is a proof-only issue — no circulation strikes were made this year. That makes every genuine example a deliberate collectible from the Philadelphia Mint. Guide estimates place values from roughly $666 for a heavily worn or impaired proof up to about $1,445 at PR63, according to USA Coin Book. Actual results…

The 1879 Shield Nickel is a coin that commands attention because so few business strikes were made. Guide estimates from USA Coin Book place an ordinary circulation strike around $527 in G4 (a well-worn but identifiable grade) up to roughly $2,768 in MS63 (a lightly marked uncirculated piece). Proof examples carry a PR63 anchor near…

The 1880 Shield Nickel is a genuinely scarce coin. Philadelphia struck only about 16,000 for circulation that year, making the business strike far harder to find than the proof. Guide estimates from USA Coin Book place an ordinary circulation strike around $2,257 in G4 and up to roughly $30,929 in MS63, while a normal proof…

The 1881 Shield Nickel is a scarce late-series date that commands solid prices even in well-worn condition. A USA Coin Book retail guide places a circulated example around $313 in G4, climbing to roughly $1,674 in MS63 for uncirculated business strikes. Proofs carry their own market, anchored near $468 in PR63. These are guide estimates,…

The 1882 Shield Nickel is one of the more available late dates in the Shield series, which makes it a reasonable entry point for collectors. A USA Coin Book guide estimate places an ordinary circulation strike at about $38 in G4 and around $281 in MS63, while a proof example anchors near $468 in PR63….

The 1883 Shield Nickel is the final year of the Shield design, making it a natural stopping point for series collectors. A USA Coin Book retail estimate puts a well-worn example around $38 in G4 and a nice uncirculated piece near $281 in MS63. Proofs come in around $468 at PR63. These are guide estimates,…