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View a summary of the NGC Price Guide, NGC Census, Auction Prices Realized and NGC Registry Scores for each grade.
| NGC Price Guide |
| NGC Census |
| Auction Prices Realized |
| NGC Registry Score |
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| PrAg | G | VG | F | VF | XF | XF+ | 50 | 50+ | 53 | 53+ | 55 | 55+ | 58 | 58+ | 60 | 60+ | 61 | 61+ | 62 | 62+ | 63 | 63+ | 64 | 64+ | 65 | 65+ | 66 | 66+ | 67 | 67+ | 68 | 68+ | 69 | 70 |
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| $450 | $575 | $700 | $850 | $1200 | $1900 | $1975 | $2100 | $2150 | $2200 | $2250 | $2300 | $2400 | $2550 | $2650 | $2800 | $2900 | $3000 | $3100 | $3250 | $3350 | $3500 | $3650 | $4000 | $4350 | $5000 | $5750 | $7250 | $8500 | $15000 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2/3/14 - PCGS
9/23/12 - NGC |
9/24/17 - PCGS
11/23/14 - NGC
9/22/10 - PCGS |
2/1/23 - Details NGC
2/3/10 - NGC |
8/10/16 - PCGS
8/11/11 - NGC Details |
9/7/11 - PCGS
3/17/11 - PCGS
8/11/10 - PCGS |
9/8/19 - NGC
4/26/17 - PCGS
1/4/17 - PCGS
1/7/15 - PCGS |
8/10/16 - PCGS
4/27/11 - PCGS
9/22/10 - PCGS
7/8/10 - NGC |
2/26/15 - PCGS
4/28/09 - NGC
2/4/09 - PCGS
1/8/03 - PCGS |
8/5/14 - NGC |
8/5/14 - PCGS
7/27/13 - PCGS
2/7/13 - PCGS
4/9/07 - PCGS |
7/9/15 - PCGS
4/22/15 - NGC
8/5/14 - PCGS
3/21/13 - PCGS |
12/8/11 - PCGS |
8/9/20 - PCGS
2/22/18 - PCGS
11/2/17 - PCGS
4/26/17 - PCGS |
8/10/16 - PCGS
8/17/14 - PCGS
8/3/14 - PCGS
7/20/14 - PCGS |
10/29/15 - PCGS
7/9/15 - NGC
4/28/09 - NGC
1/3/06 - NGC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 463 | 575 | 705 | 856 | 908 | 990 | 1,005 | 1,013 | 1,033 | 1,073 | 1,086 | 1,113 | 1,132 | 1,170 | 1,182 | 1,206 | 1,212 | 1,226 | 1,236 | 1,258 | 1,273 | 1,303 | 1,396 | 1,583 | 1,725 | 2,009 | 2,220 | 2,643 | 3,132 | 4,111 | 5,891 | 9,453 | 11,260 | 14,874 | 16,881 |
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According to the NGC Price Guide, as of January 2025, a Shield Nickel from 1879 in circulated condition is worth between $450 and $2650. However, on the open market 1879 Nickels in pristine, uncirculated condition sell for as much as $15000.
| BASE |
| BASE |
| TOTAL |
| PrAg | G | VG | F | VF | 40 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 1% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 10% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 5% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 6% | 3% | 12% | 18% | 17% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BASE |
| PrAg | G | VG | F | VF | 40 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 |
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| 463 | 575 | 705 | 856 | 908 | 990 | 1,001 | 1,013 | 1,073 | 1,113 | 1,170 | 1,206 | 1,226 | 1,258 | 1,303 | 1,583 | 2,009 | 2,643 | 4,111 | 9,453 | 14,874 | 16,881 |
| 500 | 618 | 755 | 873 | 935 | 993 | 1,005 | 1,033 | 1,086 | 1,132 | 1,182 | 1,212 | 1,236 | 1,273 | 1,396 | 1,725 | 2,220 | 3,132 | 5,891 | 11,260 | 15,543 | 17,725 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,005 | 1,033 | 1,086 | 1,132 | 1,182 | 1,212 | 1,236 | 1,273 | 1,396 | 1,725 | 2,220 | 3,132 | 5,891 | 11,260 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,009 | 1,053 | 1,099 | 1,151 | 1,194 | 1,219 | 1,247 | 1,288 | 1,489 | 1,867 | 2,431 | 3,621 | 7,672 | 13,067 | 0 | 0 |
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