PCGS Price Guide: Shield Nickel

Prices in British Pounds $ (1 USD = 0.73 gbp)

Exchange Rate Updated On 8/26/2026 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
+

24,050
-

26,441
28,864

▲35,358
40,665

50,972
59,039

▼73,858
94,918

145,307
-

Complete Set - with Major Varieties

MS
+

27,554
-

28,485
33,080

▲40,723
46,614

56,374
67,872

▼88,020
-

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
+

420
-

456
475

493
602

785
986

1,825
2,811

4,198
6,935

32,850
-

3790

1866

MS
+

420
-

456
475

493
602

785
986

1,825
2,811

4,198
▼6,205

32,850
-

3791

1867

MS
+

548
-

584
657

730
986

1,643
2,008

3,650
4,563

7,300
▲14,418

38,325
-

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
+

175
-

190
201

219
263

310
365

▲475
584

913
1,205

2,190
12,775

3794

1867

MS
+

175
-

190
201

219
263

310
402

657
803

1,825
4,380

5,840
-

3795

1868

MS
+

175
-

190
201

256
292

329
420

584
785

1,460
2,920

▼8,395
-

3796

1869

MS
+

175
-

190
201

219
292

402
475

730
1,059

1,752
5,110

7,300
-

3797

1870

MS
+

274
-

292
329

383
438

657
803

1,278
1,643

2,190
4,380

5,840
-

3798

1871

MS
+

621
-

657
730

803
1,095

1,460
1,643

2,008
2,738

3,833
4,745

3799

1872

MS
+

208
-

237
256

329
438

584
694

1,077
1,278

1,643
2,190

9,855
-

3800

1873 Open 3

MS
+

329
-

365
438

621
712

949
1,022

1,460
1,825

4,198
8,395

13,505
-

38389

1873 Open 3 DDO FS-1101

MS
+

38390

1873 Open 3 DDO FS-1102

MS
+

1,533
-

3802

1873 Large/Small 3

MS
+

12,045
-

12,775
13,505

13,870
14,600

16,425
17,155

20,075
-

38394

1873 Lg/Sm 3, FS-1301

MS
+

12,045
-

12,775
13,505

13,870
14,600

16,425
17,155

20,075
-

3801

1873 Closed 3

MS
+

548
-

657
785

986
1,095

1,314
1,533

1,935
2,373

3,833
9,125

3803

1874

MS
+

245
-

256
274

292
365

566
730

913
1,314

2,300
▼2,811

14,600
-

3804

1875

MS
+

347
-

365
402

▲493
529

657
913

1,533
1,935

2,920
4,745

20,075
-

3805

1876

MS
+

292
-

307
321

336
365

402
584

1,168
1,460

2,190
6,388

3808

1879

MS
+

2,446
-

2,628
2,738

2,920
3,103

3,285
3,468

3,833
4,380

5,840
6,935

12,775
-

3810

1880

MS
+

16,425
-

18,250
20,075

25,550
29,200

36,500
41,975

▼49,275
63,875

98,550
-

3811

1881

MS
+

1,022
-

1,095
1,168

1,278
1,460

1,825
2,190

2,920
3,285

3,833
4,380

6,023
-

3812

1882

MS
+

175
-

190
201

219
263

310
365

▲475
584

913
1,205

4,015
20,075

3813

1883 Shield

MS
+

175
-

190
201

219
263

310
365

▲475
584

913
1,205

2,190
12,775

3814

1883/2 Shield

MS
+

2,081
-

2,373
2,446

2,555
2,738

3,285
3,833

6,388
7,300

8,030
43,800

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
+

1,113
-

1,205
1,278

1,533
1,606

1,716
2,008

2,665
2,920

3,103
4,928

13,505
-

83816

Type

CAM
+

1,387
-

1,533
1,716

1,898
2,081

2,373
2,738

3,103
4,015

4,928
8,030

16,425
-

93816

Type

DCAM
+

8,030
12,045

16,425
29,200

34,675
-

3817

1866

PR
+

1,113
-

1,205
1,278

1,533
1,606

1,716
2,008

2,665
2,920

3,103
4,928

13,505
-

83817

1866

CAM
+

1,387
-

1,533
1,716

1,898
2,081

2,373
2,738

3,103
4,015

4,928
8,030

16,425
-

93817

1866

DCAM
+

8,030
14,600

20,075
31,025

34,675
-

3818

1867
Est. 60 known

PR
+

18,980
20,075

21,900
25,550

29,200
31,025

32,850
40,150

54,750
-

83818

1867

CAM
+

34,675
38,325

45,625
49,275

60,225
-

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
+

263
-

281
310

347
383

427
475

511
584

621
730

1,059
2,008

10,950
14,600

25,550
-

83820

Type

CAM
+

292
-

329
365

420
456

493
548

694
767

913
1,168

2,300
7,300

18,250
-

93820

Type

DCAM
+

1,205
1,460

2,008
2,555

3,103
4,198

8,395
20,075

519406

1867 Pattern Reverse

PR
+

3,285
4,015

7,300
9,125

14,600
15,330

16,425
-

519407

1867 No Rays, Pattern Reverse

CAM
+

5,475
6,205

9,125
10,950

16,425
17,155

18,250
-

3821

1867

PR
+

292
-

329
402

475
584

767
986

1,205
1,460

2,555
4,015

83821

1867

CAM
+

621
675

913
1,278

2,081
▼2,300

▼2,555
4,563

6,205
-

93821

1867 No Rays

DCAM
+

2,811
4,198

7,665
11,680

18,250
21,900

32,850
-

3822

1868

PR
+

292
-

329
347

365
402

475
566

803
1,095

1,533
2,373

3,468
-

83822

1868

CAM
+

365
402

456
548

621
730

1,205
1,606

2,190
4,015

5,475
-

93822

1868

DCAM
+

9,855
12,775

18,250
-

3823

1869

PR
+

274
-

292
329

365
383

▼402
▼475

694
803

931
1,278

2,920
9,125

18,250
-

83823

1869

CAM
+

548
621

748
803

1,022
1,460

2,738
6,935

10,585
-

3824

1870

PR
+

274
-

310
329

365
▲394

456
493

602
730

1,150
2,008

83824

1870

CAM
+

365
402

438
493

548
639

913
1,004

1,205
2,190

6,023
-

3825

1871

PR
+

281
-

310
347

383
420

456
548

▼694
▼840

1,095
1,460

4,015
5,110

83825

1871

CAM
+

438
475

548
621

840
▼913

1,205
2,555

▼5,475
-

93825

1871

DCAM
+

6,205
9,125

3826

1872

PR
+

292
-

310
329

347
383

427
475

511
657

840
1,205

3,833
5,840

83826

1872

CAM
+

420
456

511
602

▲876
986

1,205
2,373

4,380
16,425

3827

1873

PR
+

292
-

▼329
▼347

▼365
▼402

▲475
▲500

529
▼621

▼986
1,351

▼2,555
6,935

83827

1873

CAM
+

438
475

511
584

803
913

1,059
2,373

8,030
16,425

3828

1874

PR
+

365
383

402
420

438
511

694
803

913
1,132

2,373
4,745

83828

1874

CAM
+

621
730

913
1,095

1,278
1,825

4,563
9,125

93828

1874

DCAM
+

5,840
-

3829

1875

PR
+

292
-

329
347

383
420

▼438
▼548

913
986

▼1,022
1,825

▼4,928
16,425

83829

1875

CAM
+

▲584
803

1,278
2,008

▼1,935
3,650

8,395
-

3830

1876

PR
+

274
-

310
329

347
383

475
511

584
730

986
1,351

2,190
3,650

83830

1876

CAM
+

438
475

566
621

730
913

1,150
1,460

3,103
5,475

93830

1876

DCAM
+

2,738
3,103

3,650
4,380

16,425
-

3831

1877

PR
+

2,190
-

2,373
2,446

2,555
2,738

2,920
3,468

3,650
3,833

4,015
4,745

7,300
-

83831

1877

CAM
+

2,920
2,993

3,285
3,468

3,833
4,015

4,380
5,475

8,395
15,330

93831

1877

DCAM
+

5,475
7,300

12,045
16,425

3832

1878

PR
+

▼894
-

▼913
▼949

1,022
1,059

1,095
1,168

1,241
1,278

1,314
▼1,424

▼1,606
2,373

83832

1878

CAM
+

1,059
1,095

1,132
1,168

1,205
1,241

1,314
1,387

1,460
1,643

2,373
9,125

93832

1878

DCAM
+

4,380
4,928

6,205
8,030

12,045
16,425

27,375
-

3833

1879

PR
+

310
-

336
347

365
394

438
511

639
730

876
1,132

1,679
2,738

83833

1879

CAM
+

730
803

913
1,095

1,278
2,008

4,745
18,250

93833

1879

DCAM
+

-
7,665

3834

1879/8

PR
+

383
-

402
420

475
511

548
657

▼913
1,077

1,460
1,643

2,300
3,833

8,760
12,775

80,300
-

83834

1879/8

CAM
+

621
803

1,004
1,168

1,533
1,825

2,738
▼8,395

93834

1879/8

DCAM
+

-
4,928

5,840
7,665

9,855
-

3835

1880

PR
+

292
-

329
365

402
438

475
▼511

548
657

803
986

1,570
2,555

83835

1880

CAM
+

383
420

456
493

548
602

657
803

1,095
1,351

2,300
7,300

18,250
-

93835

1880

DCAM
+

1,460
1,752

2,190
2,920

3,650
4,928

9,855
21,900

3836

1881

PR
+

263
-

281
310

347
383

427
475

511
584

621
730

1,059
2,008

10,950
-

83836

1881

CAM
+

420
456

493
548

694
767

913
1,168

2,300
7,300

18,250
-

93836

1881

DCAM
+

3,103
4,198

8,395
-

3837

1882

PR
+

263
-

281
310

347
383

427
475

511
584

621
730

1,059
2,008

10,950
14,600

83837

1882

CAM
+

420
456

493
548

694
767

913
1,168

2,300
7,300

18,250
-

93837

1882

DCAM
+

2,008
2,555

3,103
4,198

8,395
20,075

3838

1883 Shield

PR
+

263
-

281
310

347
383

427
475

511
584

621
730

1,059
2,008

10,950
-

83838

1883 Shield

CAM
+

329
365

420
456

493
548

694
767

913
1,168

2,300
7,300

20,075
-

93838

1883 Shield

DCAM
+

3,650
4,928

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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