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The listing, ***** POST CIVIL WAR - 1866 SHIELD NICKEL ***** "148 YEARS OLD" has ended.

Up for auction is this 1866 Shield Nickel. Made of the same material as the nickel Three Cent Piece and with an obverse design similar to that of the Two Cent Coin. In 1866 the coin was designed with Rays between the stars on the reverse. Early 1867 Nickels were designed the same way, but later that year the rays were eliminated. Motto mostly legible, but not all. Reverse has good details. Good Historical Piece. 148 Years Old.
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Ooo with the rays.. I don't have one with the rays

Oct 23rd, 2014 at 7:02:13 AM PDT by

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Oct 23rd, 2014 at 9:25:33 AM PDT by

**To yraelfishmonger** Bit more rare, because were only struck in 1866 and some in 1867. The mint had a lot of problems when first striking these coins. Thanks for looking and Good Luck if bidding!

Oct 23rd, 2014 at 1:59:09 PM PDT by

In 1864, Congress had authorized a third series of fractional currency notes. The five-cent note was to bear a portrait of "Clark", but Congress was appalled when the issue came out not bearing a portrait of William Clark, the explorer, but Spencer M. Clark, head of the Currency Bureau. According to numismatic historian Walter Breen, Congress's "immediate infuriated response was to pass a law retiring the 5¢ denomination, and another to forbid portrayal of any living person on federal coins or currency." Clark only kept his job because of the personal intervention of Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase.

Oct 22nd, 2014 at 6:04:39 PM PDT by

***** POST CIVIL WAR - 1866 SHIELD NICKEL ***** "148 YEARS OLD" is in the Collectibles | Coins category

FREE: ***** POST CIVIL WAR - 1866 SHIELD NICKEL ***** "148 YEARS OLD"

FREE: * POST CIVIL WAR - 1866 SHIELD NICKEL * "148 YEARS OLD"