THREE-CENT PIECES - COPPER-NICKEL
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1870	NGC PF-66 Cameo		$ 3250
1871	NGC PR-65		1100
1873 Closed 3	NGC PR-65	Closed 3!	895
1883	PCGS PR-65		595
1886	NGC PR-65 Cameo		650
1889	NGC PF-65		585
1889	PCGS PR-65		595
FIVE-CENT PIECES - SHIELD, RAYS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1866 RAYS	NGC MS-65		$ 2250
1867 Rays	NGC MS-65		3350
FIVE-CENT PIECES - SHIELD, NO RAYS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1876	NGC MS-65		$ 1150
1882	PCGS MS-65		625
1883 Shield	PCGS MS-66		1450
FIVE-CENT PIECES - SHIELD, RAYS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1867 No Rays	PCGS PR-65 CA		$ 3150
FIVE-CENT PIECES - SHIELD, NO RAYS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1868	PCGS PR-65		$ 1350
1869	NGC PR-65		795
1876	PCGS PR-65		850
1877	PCGS PR-65		4600
1879	NGC PR-66		825
1880	NGC PR-66 Cameo		995
1881	PCGS PR-66		825
1881	NGC PR-67		1250
1883 SHIELD Shield	NGC PF-65		775
FIVE-CENT PIECES - LIBERTY HEAD, NO CENTS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1883 No CENTS	NGC MS-65		$ 235
1883 No CENTS	NGC MS-66		450
FIVE-CENT PIECES - LIBERTY HEAD, CENTS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1885	NGC Fair		$ 240
1888	NGC PR-66		750
1891	NGC MS-65		895
1899	PCGS MS-65		610
1907	NGC MS-65		735
1909	NGC PR-65		535
1911	PCGS MS-65		495
1912	NGC MS-65		495
FIVE-CENT PIECES - LIBERTY HEAD, NO CENTS
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1883 No CENTS	NGC PR-66		$ 850
FIVE-CENT PIECES - BUFFALO, TYPE 1
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1913 Type 1	NGC MS-65		$ 175
1913 Type 1	PCGS MS-66		285
FIVE-CENT PIECES - BUFFALO, TYPE 2
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1914 D	NGC VF-35		$ 210
1917 S	NGC VF-30		125
1923	PCGS MS-66		1300
1926-D	PCGS MS-63		410
1926-S	PCGS Fine		99
1928-D	PCGS MS-64		175
1929	PCGS MS-66		650
1936-S	PCGS MS-67		1325
1937	PCGS MS-65		65
1937-D	PCGS MS-65		55
1937 D 3 LEGS 3 Legs FS-020.2	NGC VF-20		875
1937 D 3 LEGS 3 Legs FS-020.2	NGC XF-45		1150
1937-S	PCGS MS-66		75
1938-D	PCGS MS-65		70
1938 D D/S Buffalo	NGC MS-64		135
FIVE-CENT PIECES - BUFFALO, TYPE 2, BRILLIANT PROOF
DATE	GRADE	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
1937	PCGS PR-67		$ 2550

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.