1869 Shield Nickel Post-Civil War Era ☆☆ Circulated ☆☆ Great Set Filler 312

Denomination: 5C

Coin: Shield

Composition: Copper

Year: 1869

Fineness: 0.75

Strike Type: Business

Mint Location: Philadelphia

KM Number: 94

Variety: No Rays

Country of Origin: United States

This 1869 Shield Nickel is a classic representative of America’s reconstruction era. Designed by legendary Chief Engraver James B. Longacre, the Shield Nickel was the nation's first five-cent piece struck from a copper-nickel alloy. This 1869 issue is a historic, "No Rays" type coin minted during a period of massive economic growth in post-Civil War America.

The obverse displays a bold, patriotic shield decorated with laurel branches and a cross, topped by a scroll containing the motto "In God We Trust." The reverse features a large numeral "5" centered within a ring of 13 stars. This is a great, affordable filler coin for any historical collection, capturing the rugged industrial spirit of 19th-century American coinage.