PCGS Price Guide: Shield Nickel

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Exchange Rate Updated On 8.25.2026 6:59

Shield Nickel, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

Complete Set-Date & Mint Mark

MS
+

▲6 639
-

▲7 242
-

▲7 928
-

9 735
-

11 377
11 957

12 746
13 341

14 147
14 753

▲15 812
16 644

18 287
19 736

21 630
-

Complete Set - with Major Varieties

MS
+

▲7 698
-

▲8 435
-

▼9 333
-

▼10 957
-

12 107
13 271

14 169
15 009

15 907
16 659

▲16 962
19 006

20 915
22 656

24 805
-

Type 1, With Rays, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3789

Type

MS
+

102
-

117
-

135
-

164
-

183
193

204
215

226
237

252
274

329
354

383
-

3790

1866

MS
+

102
-

117
-

135
-

164
-

183
193

204
215

226
237

252
274

329
354

383
-

3791

1867

MS
+

131
-

146
-

161
-

175
-

190
204

237
263

292
310

329
365

420
456

511
-

Type 2, No Rays, MS

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3793

Type

MS
+

58
-

62
-

66
-

73
-

91
99

102
106

110
117

▲128
135

146
153

164
-

3794

1867

MS
+

58
-

62
-

66
-

73
-

91
99

102
106

110
117

▲128
135

146
153

164
-

3795

1868

MS
+

58
-

62
-

66
-

73
-

91
99

102
106

110
117

▲128
135

146
153

164
-

3796

1869

MS
+

58
-

62
-

66
-

73
-

91
99

102
106

110
117

▲128
135

146
153

164
-

3797

1870

MS
+

▲88
-

▲95
-

▲102
-

110
-

128
135

146
153

164
172

183
201

219
237

256
-

3798

1871

MS
+

256
-

274
-

292
-

310
-

329
347

365
383

402
420

438
475

511
548

584
-

3799

1872

MS
+

102
-

106
-

110
-

117
-

124
131

139
146

153
161

168
175

183
190

201
-

3800

1873 Open 3

MS
+

73
-

88
-

91
-

99
-

110
128

146
157

183
190

201
208

219
256

292
-

38389

1873 Open 3 DDO FS-1101

MS
+

456
493

584
621

38390

1873 Open 3 DDO FS-1102

MS
+

201
237

310
347

383
420

3802

1873 Large/Small 3

MS
+

2 190
-

2 555
-

2 920
-

3 285
-

3 650
3 833

4 015
4 380

4 745
5 110

5 475
6 205

10 950
11 315

11 680
-

38394

1873 Lg/Sm 3, FS-1301

MS
+

2 190
-

2 555
-

2 920
-

3 285
-

3 650
3 833

4 015
4 380

4 745
5 110

5 475
6 205

10 950
11 315

11 680
-

3801

1873 Closed 3

MS
+

146
-

153
-

▼164
-

▼183
-

201
219

237
245

263
281

310
318

329
402

438
-

3803

1874

MS
+

95
-

99
-

102
-

110
-

117
124

139
146

153
164

190
193

201
219

237
-

3804

1875

MS
+

131
-

139
-

146
-

164
-

190
201

219
226

237
245

256
274

292
310

329
-

3805

1876

MS
+

131
-

139
-

146
-

164
-

172
183

201
208

219
226

237
245

256
266

277
-

3808

1879

MS
+

767
-

876
-

1 059
-

1 205
-

1 497
1 533

1 570
1 643

1 716
1 789

1 898
1 953

2 008
2 081

2 190
-

3810

1880

MS
+

4 015
-

4 380
-

4 745
-

6 205
-

7 300
7 665

8 213
8 578

9 125
9 490

10 220
10 768

12 045
13 140

14 600
-

3811

1881

MS
+

456
-

475
-

511
-

548
-

584
621

657
694

730
767

803
840

876
913

949
-

3812

1882

MS
+

58
-

62
-

66
-

73
-

91
99

102
106

110
117

▲128
135

146
153

164
-

3813

1883 Shield

MS
+

58
-

62
-

66
-

73
-

91
99

102
106

110
117

▲128
135

146
153

164
-

3814

1883/2 Shield

MS
+

694
-

730
-

767
-

803
-

876
986

1 022
1 059

1 095
1 132

1 205
1 241

1 314
1 533

1 825
-

Shield Nickel, PR

Type 1, With Rays, PR

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3816

Type

PR
+

548
621

730
803

913
1 004

1 059
-

83816

Type

CAM
+

93816

Type

DCAM
+

3817

1866

PR
+

548
621

730
803

913
1 004

1 059
-

83817

1866

CAM
+

93817

1866

DCAM
+

3818

1867
Est. 60 known

PR
+

83818

1867

CAM
+

Type 2, No Rays, PR

PCGS No	Description	Desig	25	30	35	40	45	50	53	55	58	60

PCGS No

Description

Desig

3820

Type

PR
+

88
-

91
-

95
-

99
-

102
106

110
117

128
135

146
164

183
219

237
-

83820

Type

CAM
+

256
-

93820

Type

DCAM
+

519406

1867 Pattern Reverse

PR
+

519407

1867 No Rays, Pattern Reverse

CAM
+

3821

1867

PR
+

237
245

256
263

274
-

83821

1867

CAM
+

93821

1867 No Rays

DCAM
+

3822

1868

PR
+

219
237

256
-

83822

1868

CAM
+

93822

1868

DCAM
+

3823

1869

PR
+

237
245

256
-

83823

1869

CAM
+

3824

1870

PR
+

183
201

219
237

256
-

83824

1870

CAM
+

3825

1871

PR
+

201
208

226
245

263
-

83825

1871

CAM
+

93825

1871

DCAM
+

3826

1872

PR
+

183
201

219
237

256
-

83826

1872

CAM
+

3827

1873

PR
+

201
208

219
237

256
-

83827

1873

CAM
+

3828

1874

PR
+

83828

1874

CAM
+

93828

1874

DCAM
+

3829

1875

PR
+

256
-

83829

1875

CAM
+

3830

1876

PR
+

219
237

256
-

83830

1876

CAM
+

93830

1876

DCAM
+

3831

1877

PR
+

▲1 679
-

▲1 716
-

1 752
-

▲1 862
-

1 898
1 935

1 971
1 989

2 008
2 026

2 044
2 081

2 117
2 154

2 190
-

83831

1877

CAM
+

93831

1877

DCAM
+

3832

1878

PR
+

▼777
-

▼785
-

▼788
-

▼796
-

▼803
▼810

▼818
▼825

▼832
▼840

▼847
▼854

▼861
▼869

▼876
-

83832

1878

CAM
+

93832

1878

DCAM
+

3833

1879

PR
+

117
-

124
-

131
-

139
146

153
161

168
175

190
208

256
263

274
-

83833

1879

CAM
+

93833

1879

DCAM
+

3834

1879/8

PR
+

164
-

183
-

201
208

219
226

237
256

274
292

329
347

365
-

83834

1879/8

CAM
+

93834

1879/8

DCAM
+

3835

1880

PR
+

110
-

117
-

120
-

128
-

135
146

153
157

164
172

201
219

237
245

256
-

83835

1880

CAM
+

93835

1880

DCAM
+

3836

1881

PR
+

88
-

91
-

95
-

99
-

102
106

110
117

128
135

146
164

183
219

237
-

83836

1881

CAM
+

93836

1881

DCAM
+

3837

1882

PR
+

183
219

237
-

83837

1882

CAM
+

93837

1882

DCAM
+

3838

1883 Shield

PR
+

146
164

183
219

237
-

83838

1883 Shield

CAM
+

93838

1883 Shield

DCAM
+

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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