Shield Nickels Basic Set, Proof (1866-1883)

Number of
Required Items

Current Finest
Possible Set Rating

70.417

Many of the coins in this set are found with a frosty appearance that is more characteristic of a business strike than a proof, but that's the way of nickel coinage in the 1870s and 1880s. Deeply reflective or frosty, this series is composed of an attractive and historic coin and that means popularity. The two toughies here will be the Proof-only dates of 1877 and 1878.

Notes: This set has bonuses. Please see the Set Composition for a listing.

All-Time Finest (All Eras)

Rank	Set Name	% Complete	GPA Weighted	GPA with Top Pop Bonuses	Set Rating	User
1	Gerald R. Forsythe Collections	100.00%	68.21	R 68.83	68.83	FORSYTHEG
2	JustHavingFun	100.00%	68.19	R 68.60	68.60	JustHavingFun
3	D. L Hansen Shield Nickels Basic Set, Proof (1866-1883)	100.00%	68.06	R 68.40	68.40	DLH
4	The Gypsy Collection	100.00%	67.60	R 67.60	67.60	Jesh
5	Blessings	100.00%	67.35	R 67.40	67.40	GRAND SLAM

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Current Finest

Rank	Set Name	% Complete	GPA Weighted	GPA with Top Pop Bonuses	Set Rating	User
1	KCV Prf Shield	100.00%	66.98	66.98	66.98	kurtskoins
2	Rob'sCoins	100.00%	66.75	66.75	66.75	Rob'sCoins
3	ritzfam	100.00%	66.35	66.35	66.35	ritzfam
4	La Jolla Collection	100.00%	65.96	65.96	65.96	GStone
5	jkharber	100.00%	65.83	65.83	65.83	[email protected]
6	lostmountainman	100.00%	64.63	64.63	64.63	lostmountainman
7	chugum	100.00%	64.13	64.13	64.13	chugum
8	E. O'Brien UPDATED	83.33%	64.08	64.08	48.06	E. O'Brien
9	tvshockley	55.56%	65.29	65.29	38.08	tvshockley
10	Chris Heeren Collection	50.00%	64.31	64.31	34.83	Chris Heeren Collection
11	The_FJC_Collection	55.56%	66.23	66.23	30.35	The_Corso_Collection
12	C Collins - Shield Nickels - Proof (1866-1883)	44.44%	62.82	62.82	28.79	ccc9660
13	sdmeyer2	44.44%	65.61	65.61	24.60	sdmeyer2
14	greenma	38.89%	65.50	65.50	21.83	greenma
15	mtitamu	27.78%	64.00	64.00	13.33	mtitamu
16	LA shield nickels basic pr	11.11%	66.00	66.00	05.50	mccronecpa
17	Pebble Collection	11.11%	65.50	65.50	05.46	[email protected]
18	mcjacobs2000	5.56%	62.00	62.00	02.58	mcjacobs2000