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Shield Five Cents (1866-1883)

Prices and Auction Volume

NGC's Auction Central is your connection to the latest information about Shield Five Cents auctions. Below you will find the top-5 Shield Five Cents prices realized at auction and you can navigate to upcoming auctions on the right. You'll also see charts and graphs for the top-selling Shield Five Cents by volume, a helpful indicator of supply and demand.

Shield Five Cents (1866-1883) — Top 5 Prices Realized

Rank
Service
Price
Coin
Grade
Date
1 PCGS $170,375.00 1880 5C MS MS 66 6/27/2014
2 NGC $132,250.00 1867 RAYS 5C PF PF 66 1/28/2004
3 PCGS $117,500.00 1880 5C MS MS 66 1/12/2015
4 PCGS $109,250.00 1867 RAYS 5C PF PF 66 Cameo 1/8/2012
5 PCGS $88,125.00 1880 5C MS MS 65 8/9/2014

Shield Five Cents (1866-1883) — Top 5 by Volume



Coin Volume
1883 SHIELD 5C MS 4
1866 RAYS 5C MS 3
1880 5C PF 3
1871 5C PF 2
1873 CLOSED 3 5C MS 2

Shield Five Cents (1866-1883) — MS Volume vs Time



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Shield Five Cents (1866-1883) — PF Volume vs Time



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Coins In Category

= Number of Upcoming Auctions
= Number of Auction Prices Realized

Coin
1866 RAYS 5C MS 0 1104
1867 RAYS 5C MS 0 172
1867 NO RAYS 5C MS 0 579
1868 5C MS 0 572
1869 5C MS 0 352
1870 5C MS 0 215
1871 5C MS 0 151
1872 5C MS 0 242
1873 5C MS 0 124
1873 CLOSED 3 5C MS 0 75
1873 OPEN 3 5C MS 0 48
1874 5C MS 0 164
1875 5C MS 0 161
1876 5C MS 0 233
1879 5C MS 0 89
1880 5C MS 0 65
1881 5C MS 0 179
1882 5C MS 0 545
1883 5C MS 0 2
1883 SHIELD 5C MS 0 913
1883/2 SHIELD 5C MS 0 120
Coin
1866 RAYS 5C PF 0 281
1867 RAYS 5C PF 0 50
1867 NO RAYS 5C PF 0 257
1868 5C PF 0 210
1869 5C PF 0 257
1870 5C PF 0 289
1871 5C PF 0 265
1872 5C PF 0 330
1873 CLOSED 3 5C PF 0 351
1874 5C PF 0 276
1875 5C PF 0 296
1876 5C PF 0 403
1877 5C PF 0 288
1878 5C PF 0 482
1879 5C PF 0 592
1880 5C PF 0 584
1881 5C PF 0 594
1882 5C PF 0 692
1883 5C PF 0 611
1883 SHIELD 5C PF 0 232

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