PCGS Price Guide: Shield Nickel

Prices in British Pounds $ (1 USD = 0.75 gbp)

Exchange Rate Updated On 6/13/2026 7:05 AM

Shield Nickel, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70

PCGS No

Description

Desig

Complete Set-Date & Mint Mark

MS
+

24,709
-

27,165
29,655

36,308
41,779

52,369
60,656

77,719
97,519

149,288
-

Complete Set - with Major Varieties

MS
+

28,309
-

29,265
33,986

41,820
47,891

57,919
69,731

92,269
-

Type 1, With Rays, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3789

Type

MS
+

431
-

469
488

506
619

806
1,013

1,875
2,888

4,313
7,125

33,750
-

3790

1866

MS
+

431
-

469
488

506
619

806
1,013

1,875
2,888

4,313
7,125

33,750
-

3791

1867

MS
+

563
-

600
675

750
1,013

1,688
2,063

3,750
4,688

7,500
13,125

39,375
-

Type 2, No Rays, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3793

Type

MS
+

180
-

195
206

225
270

319
375

469
600

938
1,238

2,250
13,125

3794

1867

MS
+

180
-

195
206

225
270

319
413

675
825

1,875
4,500

6,000
-

3795

1868

MS
+

180
-

195
206

263
300

338
431

600
806

1,500
3,000

9,375
-

3796

1869

MS
+

180
-

195
206

225
300

413
488

750
1,088

1,800
5,250

7,500
-

3797

1870

MS
+

281
-

300
338

394
450

675
825

1,313
1,688

2,250
4,500

6,000
-

3798

1871

MS
+

638
-

675
750

825
1,125

1,500
1,688

2,063
2,813

3,938
4,875

3799

1872

MS
+

214
-

244
263

338
450

600
713

1,106
1,313

1,688
2,250

10,125
-

3800

1873 Open 3

MS
+

338
-

375
450

638
731

975
1,050

1,500
1,875

4,313
8,625

13,875
-

38389

1873 Open 3 DDO FS-1101

MS
+

38390

1873 Open 3 DDO FS-1102

MS
+

1,575
-

3802

1873 Large/Small 3

MS
+

12,375
-

13,125
13,875

14,250
15,000

16,875
17,625

20,625
-

38394

1873 Lg/Sm 3, FS-1301

MS
+

12,375
-

13,125
13,875

14,250
15,000

16,875
17,625

20,625
-

3801

1873 Closed 3

MS
+

563
-

675
806

1,013
1,125

1,350
1,575

1,988
2,438

3,938
9,375

3803

1874

MS
+

251
-

263
281

300
375

581
750

938
1,350

2,363
3,188

15,000
-

3804

1875

MS
+

356
-

375
413

488
544

675
938

1,575
1,988

3,000
4,875

20,625
-

3805

1876

MS
+

300
-

315
330

345
375

413
600

1,200
1,500

2,250
6,563

3808

1879

MS
+

2,513
-

2,700
2,813

3,000
3,188

3,375
3,563

3,938
4,500

6,000
7,125

13,125
-

3810

1880

MS
+

16,875
-

18,750
20,625

26,250
30,000

37,500
43,125

52,500
65,625

101,250
-

3811

1881

MS
+

1,050
-

1,125
1,200

1,313
1,500

1,875
2,250

3,000
3,375

3,938
4,500

6,188
-

3812

1882

MS
+

180
-

195
206

225
270

319
375

469
600

938
1,238

4,125
20,625

3813

1883 Shield

MS
+

180
-

195
206

225
270

319
375

469
600

938
1,238

2,250
13,125

3814

1883/2 Shield

MS
+

2,138
-

2,438
2,513

2,625
2,813

3,375
3,938

6,563
7,500

8,250
45,000

Shield Nickel, PR

Type 1, With Rays, PR

PCGS No	Description	Desig	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3816

Type

PR
+

1,144
-

1,238
1,313

1,575
1,650

1,763
2,063

2,738
3,000

3,188
5,063

13,875
-

83816

Type

CAM
+

1,425
-

1,575
1,763

1,950
2,138

2,438
2,813

3,188
4,125

5,063
8,250

16,875
-

93816

Type

DCAM
+

8,250
12,375

16,875
30,000

35,625
-

3817

1866

PR
+

1,144
-

1,238
1,313

1,575
1,650

1,763
2,063

2,738
3,000

3,188
5,063

13,875
-

83817

1866

CAM
+

1,425
-

1,575
1,763

1,950
2,138

2,438
2,813

3,188
4,125

5,063
8,250

16,875
-

93817

1866

DCAM
+

8,250
15,000

20,625
31,875

35,625
-

3818

1867
Est. 60 known

PR
+

19,500
20,625

22,500
26,250

30,000
31,875

33,750
41,250

56,250
-

83818

1867

CAM
+

35,625
39,375

46,875
50,625

61,875
-

Type 2, No Rays, PR

PCGS No	Description	Desig	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3820

Type

PR
+

270
-

289
319

356
394

439
488

525
600

638
750

1,088
2,063

11,250
15,000

26,250
-

83820

Type

CAM
+

300
-

338
375

431
469

506
563

713
788

938
1,200

2,363
7,500

18,750
-

93820

Type

DCAM
+

1,238
1,500

2,063
2,625

3,188
4,313

8,625
20,625

519406

1867 Pattern Reverse

PR
+

3,375
4,125

7,500
9,375

15,000
15,750

16,875
-

519407

1867 No Rays, Pattern Reverse

CAM
+

5,625
6,375

9,375
11,250

16,875
17,625

18,750
-

3821

1867

PR
+

300
-

338
413

488
600

788
1,013

1,238
1,500

2,625
4,125

83821

1867

CAM
+

638
694

938
1,313

2,138
2,438

2,813
4,688

6,375
-

93821

1867 No Rays

DCAM
+

2,888
4,313

7,875
12,000

18,750
22,500

33,750
-

3822

1868

PR
+

300
-

338
356

375
413

488
581

825
1,125

1,575
2,438

3,563
-

83822

1868

CAM
+

375
413

469
563

638
750

1,238
1,650

2,250
4,125

5,625
-

93822

1868

DCAM
+

10,125
13,125

18,750
-

3823

1869

PR
+

281
-

300
338

375
394

431
506

713
825

956
1,313

3,000
9,375

18,750
-

83823

1869

CAM
+

563
638

769
825

1,050
1,500

2,813
7,125

10,875
-

3824

1870

PR
+

281
-

319
338

375
394

469
506

619
750

1,181
2,063

83824

1870

CAM
+

375
413

450
506

563
656

938
1,031

1,238
2,250

6,188
-

3825

1871

PR
+

289
-

319
356

394
431

469
563

750
900

1,125
1,500

4,125
5,250

83825

1871

CAM
+

450
488

563
638

863
975

1,238
2,625

6,563
-

93825

1871

DCAM
+

6,375
9,375

3826

1872

PR
+

300
-

319
338

356
394

439
488

525
675

863
1,238

3,938
6,000

83826

1872

CAM
+

431
469

525
619

863
1,013

1,238
2,438

4,500
16,875

3827

1873

PR
+

300
-

356
375

394
431

469
506

544
656

1,088
1,388

2,813
7,125

83827

1873

CAM
+

450
488

525
600

825
938

1,088
2,438

8,250
16,875

3828

1874

PR
+

375
394

413
431

450
525

713
825

938
1,163

2,438
4,875

83828

1874

CAM
+

638
750

938
1,125

1,313
1,875

4,688
9,375

93828

1874

DCAM
+

6,000
-

3829

1875

PR
+

300
-

338
356

394
431

488
600

938
1,013

1,163
1,875

5,250
16,875

83829

1875

CAM
+

581
825

1,313
2,063

2,138
3,750

8,625
-

3830

1876

PR
+

281
-

319
338

356
394

488
525

600
750

1,013
1,388

2,250
3,750

83830

1876

CAM
+

450
488

581
638

750
938

1,181
1,500

3,188
5,625

93830

1876

DCAM
+

2,813
3,188

3,750
4,500

16,875
-

3831

1877

PR
+

2,250
-

2,438
2,513

2,625
2,813

3,000
3,563

3,750
3,938

4,125
4,875

7,500
-

83831

1877

CAM
+

3,000
3,075

3,375
3,563

3,938
4,125

4,500
5,625

8,625
15,750

93831

1877

DCAM
+

5,625
7,500

12,375
16,875

3832

1878

PR
+

956
-

975
1,013

1,050
1,088

1,125
1,200

1,275
1,313

1,350
1,500

1,688
2,438

83832

1878

CAM
+

1,088
1,125

1,163
1,200

1,238
1,275

1,350
1,425

1,500
1,688

2,438
9,375

93832

1878

DCAM
+

4,500
5,063

6,375
8,250

12,375
16,875

28,125
-

3833

1879

PR
+

319
-

345
356

375
405

450
525

656
750

900
1,163

1,725
2,813

83833

1879

CAM
+

750
825

938
1,125

1,313
2,063

4,875
18,750

93833

1879

DCAM
+

-
7,875

3834

1879/8

PR
+

394
-

413
431

488
525

563
675

975
1,106

1,500
1,688

2,363
3,938

9,000
13,125

82,500
-

83834

1879/8

CAM
+

638
825

1,031
1,200

1,575
1,875

2,813
9,375

93834

1879/8

DCAM
+

-
5,063

6,000
7,875

10,125
-

3835

1880

PR
+

300
-

338
375

413
450

488
544

563
675

825
1,013

1,613
2,625

83835

1880

CAM
+

394
431

469
506

563
619

675
825

1,125
1,388

2,363
7,500

18,750
-

93835

1880

DCAM
+

1,500
1,800

2,250
3,000

3,750
5,063

10,125
22,500

3836

1881

PR
+

270
-

289
319

356
394

439
488

525
600

638
750

1,088
2,063

11,250
-

83836

1881

CAM
+

431
469

506
563

713
788

938
1,200

2,363
7,500

18,750
-

93836

1881

DCAM
+

3,188
4,313

8,625
-

3837

1882

PR
+

270
-

289
319

356
394

439
488

525
600

638
750

1,088
2,063

11,250
15,000

83837

1882

CAM
+

431
469

506
563

713
788

938
1,200

2,363
7,500

18,750
-

93837

1882

DCAM
+

2,063
2,625

3,188
4,313

8,625
20,625

3838

1883 Shield

PR
+

270
-

289
319

356
394

439
488

525
600

638
750

1,088
2,063

11,250
-

83838

1883 Shield

CAM
+

338
375

431
469

506
563

713
788

938
1,200

2,363
7,500

20,625
-

93838

1883 Shield

DCAM
+

3,750
5,063

R-1	Common
R-2	Not So Common
R-3	Scarce
R-4	Very Scarce	(76-200 known)
R-5	Rare	(31-75 known)
R-6	Very Rare	(13-30 known)
R-7	Extremely Rare	(4-12 known)
R-8	Unique or Nearly Unique	(1-3 known)

R-1	Common	(Tens of Millions)
R-2	Not so Common	(Several Million)
R-3	Scarce	(Hundreds of Thousands)
R-4	Very Scarce	(Tens of Thousands)
R-5	Rare	(Several Thousand)
R-6	Very Rare	(Several Hundred)
R-7	Extremely Rare	(Few Tens)
R-8	Unique or Nearly Unique	(Several)

PCGS Price Guide: Shield Nickel

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