PCGS Price Guide: Shield Nickel

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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
+

28,333
-

31,149
34,004

41,633
47,906

60,050
69,553

89,118
111,822

171,183
-

Complete Set - with Major Varieties

MS
+

32,461
-

33,557
38,971

47,954
54,915

66,414
79,959

105,802
-

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
+

495
-

538
559

581
710

925
1,161

2,150
3,311

4,945
8,170

38,700
-

3790

1866

MS
+

495
-

538
559

581
710

925
1,161

2,150
3,311

4,945
8,170

38,700
-

3791

1867

MS
+

645
-

688
774

860
1,161

1,935
2,365

4,300
5,375

8,600
15,050

45,150
-

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
+

206
-

224
237

258
310

366
430

538
688

1,075
1,419

2,580
15,050

3794

1867

MS
+

206
-

224
237

258
310

366
473

774
946

2,150
5,160

6,880
-

3795

1868

MS
+

206
-

224
237

301
344

387
495

688
925

1,720
3,440

10,750
-

3796

1869

MS
+

206
-

224
237

258
344

473
559

860
1,247

2,064
6,020

8,600
-

3797

1870

MS
+

323
-

344
387

452
516

774
946

1,505
1,935

2,580
5,160

6,880
-

3798

1871

MS
+

731
-

774
860

946
1,290

1,720
1,935

2,365
3,225

4,515
5,590

3799

1872

MS
+

245
-

280
301

387
516

688
817

1,269
1,505

1,935
2,580

11,610
-

3800

1873 Open 3

MS
+

387
-

430
516

731
839

1,118
1,204

1,720
2,150

4,945
9,890

15,910
-

38389

1873 Open 3 DDO FS-1101

MS
+

38390

1873 Open 3 DDO FS-1102

MS
+

1,806
-

3802

1873 Large/Small 3

MS
+

14,190
-

15,050
15,910

16,340
17,200

19,350
20,210

23,650
-

38394

1873 Lg/Sm 3, FS-1301

MS
+

14,190
-

15,050
15,910

16,340
17,200

19,350
20,210

23,650
-

3801

1873 Closed 3

MS
+

645
-

774
925

1,161
1,290

1,548
1,806

2,279
2,795

4,515
10,750

3803

1874

MS
+

288
-

301
323

344
430

667
860

1,075
1,548

2,709
3,655

17,200
-

3804

1875

MS
+

409
-

430
473

559
624

774
1,075

1,806
2,279

3,440
5,590

23,650
-

3805

1876

MS
+

344
-

361
378

396
430

473
688

1,376
1,720

2,580
7,525

3808

1879

MS
+

2,881
-

3,096
3,225

3,440
3,655

3,870
4,085

4,515
5,160

6,880
8,170

15,050
-

3810

1880

MS
+

19,350
-

21,500
23,650

30,100
34,400

43,000
49,450

60,200
75,250

116,100
-

3811

1881

MS
+

1,204
-

1,290
1,376

1,505
1,720

2,150
2,580

3,440
3,870

4,515
5,160

7,095
-

3812

1882

MS
+

206
-

224
237

258
310

366
430

538
688

1,075
1,419

4,730
23,650

3813

1883 Shield

MS
+

206
-

224
237

258
310

366
430

538
688

1,075
1,419

2,580
15,050

3814

1883/2 Shield

MS
+

2,451
-

2,795
2,881

3,010
3,225

3,870
4,515

7,525
8,600

9,460
51,600

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
+

1,312
-

1,419
1,505

1,806
1,892

2,021
2,365

3,139
3,440

3,655
5,805

15,910
-

83816

Type

CAM
+

1,634
-

1,806
2,021

2,236
2,451

2,795
3,225

3,655
4,730

5,805
9,460

19,350
-

93816

Type

DCAM
+

9,460
14,190

19,350
34,400

40,850
-

3817

1866

PR
+

1,312
-

1,419
1,505

1,806
1,892

2,021
2,365

3,139
3,440

3,655
5,805

15,910
-

83817

1866

CAM
+

1,634
-

1,806
2,021

2,236
2,451

2,795
3,225

3,655
4,730

5,805
9,460

19,350
-

93817

1866

DCAM
+

9,460
17,200

23,650
36,550

40,850
-

3818

1867
Est. 60 known

PR
+

22,360
23,650

25,800
30,100

34,400
36,550

38,700
47,300

64,500
-

83818

1867

CAM
+

40,850
45,150

53,750
58,050

70,950
-

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
+

310
-

331
366

409
452

503
559

602
688

731
860

1,247
2,365

12,900
17,200

30,100
-

83820

Type

CAM
+

344
-

387
430

495
538

581
645

817
903

1,075
1,376

2,709
8,600

21,500
-

93820

Type

DCAM
+

1,419
1,720

2,365
3,010

3,655
4,945

9,890
23,650

519406

1867 Pattern Reverse

PR
+

3,870
4,730

8,600
10,750

17,200
18,060

19,350
-

519407

1867 No Rays, Pattern Reverse

CAM
+

6,450
7,310

10,750
12,900

19,350
20,210

21,500
-

3821

1867

PR
+

344
-

387
473

559
688

903
1,161

1,419
1,720

3,010
4,730

83821

1867

CAM
+

731
796

1,075
1,505

2,451
2,795

3,225
5,375

7,310
-

93821

1867 No Rays

DCAM
+

3,311
4,945

9,030
13,760

21,500
25,800

38,700
-

3822

1868

PR
+

344
-

387
409

430
473

559
667

946
1,290

1,806
2,795

4,085
-

83822

1868

CAM
+

430
473

538
645

731
860

1,419
1,892

2,580
4,730

6,450
-

93822

1868

DCAM
+

11,610
15,050

21,500
-

3823

1869

PR
+

323
-

344
387

430
452

495
581

817
946

1,097
1,505

3,440
10,750

21,500
-

83823

1869

CAM
+

645
731

882
946

1,204
1,720

3,225
8,170

12,470
-

3824

1870

PR
+

323
-

366
387

430
452

538
581

710
860

1,355
2,365

83824

1870

CAM
+

430
473

516
581

645
753

1,075
1,183

1,419
2,580

7,095
-

3825

1871

PR
+

331
-

366
409

452
495

538
645

860
1,032

1,290
1,720

4,730
6,020

83825

1871

CAM
+

516
559

645
731

989
1,118

1,419
3,010

7,525
-

93825

1871

DCAM
+

7,310
10,750

3826

1872

PR
+

344
-

366
387

409
452

503
559

602
774

989
1,419

4,515
6,880

83826

1872

CAM
+

495
538

602
710

989
1,161

1,419
2,795

5,160
19,350

3827

1873

PR
+

344
-

409
430

452
495

538
581

624
753

1,247
1,591

3,225
8,170

83827

1873

CAM
+

516
559

602
688

946
1,075

1,247
2,795

9,460
19,350

3828

1874

PR
+

430
452

473
495

516
602

817
946

1,075
1,333

2,795
5,590

83828

1874

CAM
+

731
860

1,075
1,290

1,505
2,150

5,375
10,750

93828

1874

DCAM
+

6,880
-

3829

1875

PR
+

344
-

387
409

452
495

559
688

1,075
1,161

1,333
2,150

6,020
19,350

83829

1875

CAM
+

667
946

1,505
2,365

2,451
4,300

9,890
-

3830

1876

PR
+

323
-

366
387

409
452

559
602

688
860

1,161
1,591

2,580
4,300

83830

1876

CAM
+

516
559

667
731

860
1,075

1,355
1,720

3,655
6,450

93830

1876

DCAM
+

3,225
3,655

4,300
5,160

19,350
-

3831

1877

PR
+

2,580
-

2,795
2,881

3,010
3,225

3,440
4,085

4,300
4,515

4,730
5,590

8,600
-

83831

1877

CAM
+

3,440
3,526

3,870
4,085

4,515
4,730

5,160
6,450

9,890
18,060

93831

1877

DCAM
+

6,450
8,600

14,190
19,350

3832

1878

PR
+

1,097
-

1,118
1,161

1,204
1,247

1,290
1,376

1,462
1,505

1,548
1,720

1,935
2,795

83832

1878

CAM
+

1,247
1,290

1,333
1,376

1,419
1,462

1,548
1,634

1,720
1,935

2,795
10,750

93832

1878

DCAM
+

5,160
5,805

7,310
9,460

14,190
19,350

32,250
-

3833

1879

PR
+

366
-

396
409

430
464

516
602

753
860

1,032
1,333

1,978
3,225

83833

1879

CAM
+

860
946

1,075
1,290

1,505
2,365

5,590
21,500

93833

1879

DCAM
+

-
9,030

3834

1879/8

PR
+

452
-

473
495

559
602

645
774

1,118
1,269

1,720
1,935

2,709
4,515

10,320
15,050

94,600
-

83834

1879/8

CAM
+

731
946

1,183
1,376

1,806
2,150

3,225
10,750

93834

1879/8

DCAM
+

-
5,805

6,880
9,030

11,610
-

3835

1880

PR
+

344
-

387
430

473
516

559
624

645
774

946
1,161

1,849
3,010

83835

1880

CAM
+

452
495

538
581

645
710

774
946

1,290
1,591

2,709
8,600

21,500
-

93835

1880

DCAM
+

1,720
2,064

2,580
3,440

4,300
5,805

11,610
25,800

3836

1881

PR
+

310
-

331
366

409
452

503
559

602
688

731
860

1,247
2,365

12,900
-

83836

1881

CAM
+

495
538

581
645

817
903

1,075
1,376

2,709
8,600

21,500
-

93836

1881

DCAM
+

3,655
4,945

9,890
-

3837

1882

PR
+

310
-

331
366

409
452

503
559

602
688

731
860

1,247
2,365

12,900
17,200

83837

1882

CAM
+

495
538

581
645

817
903

1,075
1,376

2,709
8,600

21,500
-

93837

1882

DCAM
+

2,365
3,010

3,655
4,945

9,890
23,650

3838

1883 Shield

PR
+

310
-

331
366

409
452

503
559

602
688

731
860

1,247
2,365

12,900
-

83838

1883 Shield

CAM
+

387
430

495
538

581
645

817
903

1,075
1,376

2,709
8,600

23,650
-

93838

1883 Shield

DCAM
+

4,300
5,805

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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