5 Cents "Shield Nickel" (without rays) , United States
1867-1883
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Draped garland above shield
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST 1872
Engravers:
James Barton Longacre
Reverse
Description:
Value within center of 13 stars
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 5 ·CENTS·
Engravers:
James Barton Longacre
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Year1867 ~ 1883
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Obverse: A portrait of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the youngest-ever-elected president. United States Mint Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts based this profile on a portrait prepared for Kennedy’s presidential medal., Reverse: Based on the Presidential Seal and was created by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Frank Gasparro. It consists of a heraldic eagle with a shield on its breast holding a symbolic olive branch and bundle of 13 arrows.
