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The 1878 Shield Nickel (Buy on eBay) was struck in proof version only. This represented the second of two years of the Shield Nickel series when circulation strikes were not produced, but proof coins were minted. The 1878 Shield Nickel proof coin mintage was 2,350. A sizable increase from the level of the prior year. […]

The 1877 Shield Nickel (Buy on eBay) represents one of two years of the series when coins were not produced for circulation, but were struck in proof quality for collectors. The number of proof coins is estimated at 900 pieces. The mintage of proof coins would rise in the following year and remain elevated into […]

The 1876 Shield Nickel (Buy on eBay) would be the last year of production before a two year gap in the Shield Nickel series for circulation strikes. The 1876 nickel had a mintage of 2,530,000 with more than one thousand proof coins produced. Coin Specifications

The 1875 Shield Nickel (Buy on eBay) had a mintage of 2,097,000 coins produced at the Philadelphia Mint. In addition to the coins produced for circulation, there were an estimated 700 pieces struck in proof. Coin Specifications

The 1874 Shield Nickel (Buy on eBay) was produced at the Philadelphia Mint for circulation with a number of proof coins also struck. The circulation mintage was 3,538,000 and the proof mintage was estimated at 700 pieces. Both figures were around the middle range for the Shield Nickel series. Coin Specifications