This 1866 shield nickel was recovered during the excavation at the Last Chance Store in Council Grove during the 2016 Kansas Archeology Training Program. It was minted in 1866 in New Orleans and bears a shield on one side with the number 5 surrounded by stars on the reverse. The Last Chance Store was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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Shield Nickel from the Last Chance Store, 14MO367 - 1