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1883 5c Shield

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AG3 $17.55
G4 $31.05
G6 $32.40
VG8 $33.75
VG10 $35.10
F12 $37.80
F15 $40.50
VF20 $47.25
VF25 $48.60
VF30 $54.00
VF35 $59.00
XF40 $86.00
XF45 $97.00
AU50 $115.00
AU53 $119.00
AU55 $128.00
AU58 $143.00
MS60 $156.00
MS61 $169.00
MS62 $188.00
MS63 $234.00
MS64 $325.00
MS65 $585.00
MS66 $936.00
MS67 $3,120.00
AG3 CAC $21.06
G4 CAC $37.26
G6 CAC $38.88
VG8 CAC $40.50
VG10 CAC $42.12
F12 CAC $45.36
F15 CAC $48.60
VF20 CAC $57.00
VF25 CAC $58.00
VF30 CAC $65.00
VF35 CAC $71.00
XF40 CAC $104.00
XF45 CAC $117.00
AU50 CAC $133.00
AU53 CAC $137.00
AU55 CAC $148.00
AU58 CAC $172.00
MS60 CAC $187.00
MS61 CAC $203.00
MS62 CAC $226.00
MS63 CAC $281.00
MS64 CAC $390.00
MS65 CAC $676.00
MS66 CAC $1,110.00
MS67 CAC $3,750.00

Apr Data

850 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1883 Shield Nickel. Unc Details--Environmental Damage (NGC). 0 Stacks Bowers 120 02/21/2024
    1883 5C XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (74/2909). NGC Census: (39/2052). CDN: $72 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF45. Mintage 1,456, 45 HA 61 10/17/2023
    1883/2 5C Overdate FS-303 AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/26 and 0/1+). NGC Census: (1/17 and 0/0+). CDN: $930 Whsle. Bid fo 53 HA 810 02/13/2024
    1883/2 Shield Nickel. FS-303. AU-53 (PCGS). 53 Stacks Bowers 900 08/11/2023
    1883 5C Shield Nickel AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population: (243/2539). NGC Census: (92/1927). CDN: $95 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. 55 HA 104 03/26/2024
    1883 5C AU58 PCGS. Mintage 1,456,919. 58 HA 149 09/30/2024
    1883 5C AU58 PCGS. Mintage 1,456,919. 58 HA 154 07/02/2024
    1883/2 5C Shield FS-304 AU58 NGC. NGC Census: (2/10). PCGS Population: (4/3). CDN: $1,300 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. 58 HA 1,140 04/02/2024
    1883/2 5C Overdate FS-303, AU58 PCGS. (FS-013.2). Ex: Greenbrier River Collection. PCGS Population: (11/10 and 0/1+). NGC 58 HA 780 03/19/2024
    1883 5C MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (162/1542). PCGS Population: (47/2021). CDN: $130 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 1,456 61 HA 149 01/09/2024
    1883 5C Shield MS62 NGC. Mintage 1,456,919. 62 HA 149 09/24/2024
    1883 5C Shield MS62 NGC. NGC Census: (312/1239). PCGS Population: (422/1606). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Minta 62 HA 134 05/07/2024
    1883 5C MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (414/1603). NGC Census: (305/1229). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 1,4 62 HA 159 10/17/2023
    1883 5C MS62 PCGS. PCGS Population: (414/1601). NGC Census: (301/1226). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mintage 1,4 62 HA 174 09/12/2023
    1883/2 5C FS-305 MS63 PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (1/1). Mintage 1,456,919. 63 HA 1,560 09/15/2024
    1883 5C Shield MS63 PCGS. Mintage 1,456,919. 63 HA 216 08/06/2024
    1883/2 5C Shield-Overdate, FS-305 MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (4/6 and 0/2+). NGC Census: (0/0 and 0/0+). MS63. Mintage 1,4 63 HA 1,500 01/23/2024
    1883 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (588/1014). NGC Census: (373/854). CDN: $180 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 1,45 63 HA 222 10/03/2023
    1883 Shield Nickel. MS-63 (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 168 08/11/2023
    1883 5C MS63 PCGS. PCGS Population: (586/1011). NGC Census: (372/852). CDN: $180 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS63. Mintage 1,45 63 HA 186 07/18/2023
    1883 Shield Nickel. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 288 08/22/2024
    1883 5C Shield MS64 NGC. Mintage 1,456,919. 64 HA 264 06/18/2024
    1883 Shield Nickel. MS-64 (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 288 04/10/2024
    1883 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (599/417). NGC Census: (485/379). CDN: $250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 1,456 64 HA 288 02/20/2024
    1883 5C MS64 NGC. NGC Census: (478/382). PCGS Population: (598/417). CDN: $250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 1,456, 64 HA 264 01/09/2024
    1883 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (598/417). NGC Census: (477/382). CDN: $250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 1,456 64 HA 264 01/02/2024
    1883 5C MS64 PCGS. PCGS Population: (597/417). NGC Census: (478/380). CDN: $250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS64. Mintage 1,456 64 HA 348 11/07/2023
    1883 Shield Nickel. MS-64 (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 240 08/23/2023
    1883 Shield Nickel. MS-65 (NGC). CAC. OH Generation 5.0. 65 Stacks Bowers 552 08/28/2024
    1883 Shield Nickel. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 528 08/22/2024
    1883 Shield Nickel. MS-65 (NGC). CAC. 65 Stacks Bowers 528 08/22/2024
    1883/2 Shield Nickel. FS-304. MS-65 (NGC). 65 Stacks Bowers 1,920 08/15/2024
    1883 5C MS65 PCGS. Mintage 1,456,919. 65 HA 552 07/30/2024
    1883 5C Shield MS65+ NGC. NGC Census: (279/100 and 1/4+). PCGS Population: (257/158 and 5/18+). CDN: $450 Whsle. Bid for NG 65 HA 468 04/23/2024
    1883 5C Shield MS65 NGC. NGC Census: (279/101). PCGS Population: (257/159). CDN: $450 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 65 HA 456 04/02/2024
    1883 Shield Nickel. MS-65 (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 480 09/20/2023
    1883 5C MS65 PCGS. PCGS Population: (258/159). NGC Census: (280/98). CDN: $450 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. Mintage 1,456, 65 HA 504 09/12/2023
    1883 5C MS65 PCGS. Ex. John Whitney Walter Collection. PCGS Population: (256/158). NGC Census: (279/97). CDN: $450 Whsle. B 65 HA 456 07/11/2023
    1883 5C MS66 NGC. Mintage 1,456,919. 66 HA 720 09/10/2024
    1883 5C Shield MS66 PCGS. Mintage 1,456,919. 66 HA 660 08/20/2024
    1883 Shield Nickel. MS-66+ (PCGS). CAC. 66 Stacks Bowers 1,080 08/15/2024
    1883 5C Shield MS66 NGC. Mintage 1,456,919. 66 HA 660 08/13/2024
    1883/2 5C FS-304 MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 8,700 05/09/2024
    1883 5C MS66 PCGS. 66 HA 1,020 05/08/2024
    1883 5C MS66+ NGC. NGC Census: (81/20 and 4/0+). PCGS Population: (135/24 and 11/5+). CDN: $720 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 66 HA 1,140 02/20/2024
    1883 5C MS66 PCGS. PCGS Population: (136/24). NGC Census: (80/19). CDN: $720 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. Mintage 1,456,91 66 HA 660 10/17/2023
    5C 1883 SHIELD PCGS MS66 66 Legend 734 05/28/2023
    1883 5C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (20/0). PCGS Population: (24/0). CDN: $2,160 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 1,456,919. 67 HA 1,740 06/16/2024
    1883 5C MS67 PCGS. Despite a low 1.45 million-piece mintage, the 1883 Shield nickel is moderately available in Mint State g 67 HA 2,160 02/27/2024
    1883 5C MS67 NGC. NGC Census: (20/0). PCGS Population: (24/0). CDN: $2,500 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mintage 1,456,919. 67 HA 2,160 01/14/2024
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 3813
      Coin Date: 1883
      Denomination (Short): 5c
      Denomination (Long): 5 Cents
      Variety: Shield
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 75% copper; 25% nickel
      Mintage: 1,451,500
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Shield nickel
      Coinage Years: 1867-1883
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 20.5
      Weight (Grams): 5
      Designer: James B. Longacre
      Edge: Plain
      Obverse Description: A shield flanked on the left and right by leaves topped with a cross with arrows positioned behind at the bottom so the arrow heads and shanks protrude at the sides. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST appears at the top periphery with the date positioned at the bottom center.
      Reverse Description: A large numeral 5 surrounded by 13 stars centered in the design with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * CENTS around the periphery.
      General Notes: The 1883 Shield Nickel is the final year of issue for the series and one of three nickels produced that year. Extremely common and accessible in every grade up to gem level where only high grade gems are scarce. Similar to the rest of its series, this issue has a problem with die cracks.
      PCGS #: 3813
      NGC ID: 22PE
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