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1883 Shield Nickel Proof. Image: DLRC/CoinWeek.

Shield Nickel, No Rays (1867-1883) | CoinWeek

 CoinWeek Notes ..... With the exception of just one year (1871), production of the nickel five-cent piece was higher than that of the equivalently valued...
1867 Shield Nickel (with Rays). Image: Stack's Bowers.

Shield Nickel, With Rays (1866-1867) : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... Introduced following the end of the Civil War, the Shield nickel was the nation's first five-cent piece with nickel metal content....
Three upcoming Red Book Series coin collecting books. Image: Whitman Publishing.

Popular Red Book Series Expands With Three New Releases

Whitman Brands has announced the latest editions of two best-selling reference guides, Washington Quarters and Shield and Liberty Head Nickels, as well as a...
1879 Shield Nickel. Image: DLRC/CoinWeek.

1879 Shield Nickel Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   The United States Mint struck approximately 3,200 1879 Shield Nickel Proofs. These coins were sold individually and as part of Minor...
1883 Shield Nickel Proof. Image: DLRC/CoinWeek.

1883 Shield Nickel Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes .....   1883 was a transitional year for the nickel five-cent coin as James Barton Longacre's modified Shield design of 1867 gave way...
1877 Shield Nickel Proof. Image: DLRC / CoinWeek.

1877 Shield Nickel Proof : A Collector’s Guide

By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes ..... There was no need to produce business-strike nickels in 1877. The channels of commerce were awash in them, and in fiscal...
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United States Proof Coins Volume II: Nickel Book Released

United States Proof Coins Volume II: Nickel, the second in a series of four important reference books on U.S. Proof coins authored by acclaimed...
Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency 43: Lots You Need to Know

Legend Rare Coin Auctions Regency 43: Lots You Need to Know

Legend Rare Coin Auction Preview by Charles Morgan for CoinWeek .....   Legend Rare Coin Auctions’ (LRCA) Regency Auction 43 will be held on February 25 at...

Rare 1867 Rays Shield Nickel Variety in Stack’s Bowers March Showcase Auction

By James McCartney – Senior Numismatist, Stack’s Bowers ...... Shield nickels are a largely underappreciated series among 19th-century U.S. coinage. They represent America’s inaugural attempt...

CoinWeek IQ – Nickel, Joseph Wharton, and US Coinage

Nickel and US Coinage by Lianna Spurrier for CoinWeek ..... Unlike copper, silver, and gold, nickel is a fairly new addition to coinage around the...

Counterfeit Coin Detection – 1878 Shield Nickel: The Kissing Thief

Counterfeit coin - 1878 Shield Nickel This proof 1878 Shield Nickel looks pretty at first glance, but a more careful evaluation reveals that it’s a...

U.S. Coin Patterns for Less Than $5,000 Each, Part 4: 1866-71 5¢ Nickels

Coin Rarities & Related Topics: News and Analysis regarding scarce coins, markets, and coin collecting #362 A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds ..... This is the...

Classic U.S. Coins for Less than $500 Each, Pt. 23: Proof Shield Nickels

A Weekly CoinWeek Column by Greg Reynolds ..... Analysis regarding scarce coins, markets, and coin collecting #349 The emphasis here is on PCGS- or NGC-certified, Proof-64 or...

How to Spend $1000 on Coins

by Al Doyle for CoinWeek For many Americans, the idea of having $1000 for totally discretionary spending is a dream that sometimes happens.  Anything from...

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