THREE-CENT PIECES - COPPER-NICKEL
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1867	PCGS PR-65		$ 1075
1870	NGC PF-66 Cameo		3250
1872	PCGS PR-65		750
1879	NGC PF-64 Cameo		475
1879	PCGS PR-65		585
1879	NGC PF-66		725
1881	NGC PF-65	CAC!	575
1882	NGC PF-66		765
1882	PCGS PR-66	CAC!	795
1883	NGC PF-63		385
1883	NGC PF-65		560
1885	NGC PF-64		415
1887	PCGS PR-63	8/7 Variety!	575
FIVE-CENT PIECES - SHIELD, RAYS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1867 Rays	NGC MS-65		$ 3000
FIVE-CENT PIECES - SHIELD, NO RAYS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1867 No Rays	PCGS PR-64		$ 1200
1874	NGC PR-64		425
1877	PCGS PR-64		3900
1881	PCGS PR-66		895
1883 Shield	PCGS PR-66		875
FIVE-CENT PIECES - LIBERTY HEAD, NO CENTS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1883 No CENTS	NGC MS-63		$ 49
1883 No CENTS	NGC MS-65		225
FIVE-CENT PIECES - LIBERTY HEAD, CENTS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1883 CENTS CENTS	NGC MS-62		$ 145
1885	NGC VF-25		935
1888	PCGS PR-64		385
1891	NGC MS-65		895
1899	PCGS MS-65		525
1901	NGC MS-65		395
1908	NGC PF-64		375
1911	PCGS MS-65		495
1912	NGC MS-65		495
1912 S	NGC Good	Good - 6	150
FIVE-CENT PIECES - BUFFALO, TYPE 1
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1913 D Type 1	NGC MS-64		$ 125
1913-D Type 1	PCGS MS-66		595
1913 Type 1	PCGS MS-66		250
FIVE-CENT PIECES - BUFFALO, TYPE 2
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1916-D	PCGS MS-63		$ 285
1918	NGC MS-63		215
1928	NGC MS-63		60
1934	NGC MS-64		120
1935-S	PCGS MS-65		210
1937	NGC MS-62		25
1937	NGC MS-65		60
1937	NGC MS-66		85
1937	PCGS MS-66		85
1937 D 3 Legs FS-020.2	NGC VF-35		795
1937 D 3 LEGS 3 Legs FS-020.2	NGC MS-64		6850
1937-S	PCGS MS-65		60
1938 D Buffalo	NGC MS-66		80
1938 D BUFFALO Buffalo	NGC MS-65		35
1938 D BUFFALO Buffalo	NGC MS-66		80
FIVE-CENT PIECES - BUFFALO, TYPE 2, BRILLIANT PROOF
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1936 Satin	PCGS PR-67		$ 2750
FIVE-CENT PIECES - JEFFERSON
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1941	NGC PF-66		$ 70

Facts
The first nickel coinage struck was the three cent nickel piece. They were minted to replace the three cent silver coinage and were struck exclusively at the Philadelphia Mint from 1865 to 1889.

The Act of May 16, 1866, made possible the striking of the shield nickel. A type with rays extending between the stars on the reverse was minted for two years, 1866 and 1867. Later in 1867, the rays were eliminated and striking of the shield nickel continued through 1883.

1883 saw a design change to that of the "Liberty Head" type. The first year of issue was minted in two types, the without cents and the with cents. Cents was added to eliminate the practice of gold-plating the without cents type and selling them as five dollar gold pieces. Liberty Nickels were minted from 1883 to 1913. Only FIVE 1913 Liberty Nickels were struck and all were originally owned by Col. E. H. R. Green. These have been dispersed and are now in individual collections. The 1913 was not a regular issue and was never placed into circulation.

Production of the Buffalo nickel started in 1913. Its first year of issue saw two types: the first showing the bison on a mound and the second with the base redesigned to a thinner, straight line. Three different Indians were used as models while the bison was modeled after "Black Diamond" in the New York Zoological Gardens. Buffalo Nickels were minted from 1913 through 1938.

The Jefferson nickel was first minted in 1938 and is still being struck today. October 8, 1942 saw the issuance of the wartime five-cent piece composed of 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese. These war nickels were issued to eliminate nickel, a critical war material and can be distinguished by the larger mint mark placed above the dome of the capitol on the reverse. The letter "P" for Philadelphia was used for the first time indicating the change of alloy.