5 Cent USA (1776 - ) Copper/Nickel

Metal:
Issue year(s):
1883-1913

Catalog reference:

United States. Liberty Head Nickel (V Cents) Coin.


Mint Years: 1883
Reference: KM-112.
Mint Place: Philadelphia
Denomination: Five Cents (Liberty Head Nickel)
Material: Cupro-Nickel
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 4.8gm

Obverse: Diademed head of Liberty left, 13 stars around, year (1883) below.

Reverse: Value in a roman numeral (V) within wreath.
Legend. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA . CENTS .

Liberty Head (V) Nickels were officially minted from 1883 to 1912.

The Liberty Head nickel, sometimes referred to as the V nickel due to its reverse (or tails) design, was an American five-cent piece. It was struck for circulation from 1883 until 1912, with at least five pieces being surreptitiously struck dated 1913.

The original copper–nickel five-cent piece, the Shield nickel, had longstanding production problems, and in the early 1880s, the United States Mint was looking to replace it. Mint Chief Engraver Charles Barber was instructed to prepare designs for proposed one-, three-, and five-cent pieces, which were to bear similar designs. Only the new five-cent piece was approved, and went into production in 1883. For almost thirty years large quantities of coin of this design were produced to meet commercial demand, especially as coin-operated machines became increasingly popular.

Beginning in 1911, the Mint began work to replace the Liberty head design, and a new design, which became known as the Buffalo nickel, went into production in February 1913. Although no 1913 Liberty head nickels were officially struck, five are known to exist. While it is uncertain how these pieces originated, they have come to be among the most expensive coins in the world, with one selling in 2010 for $3,737,500.

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1892,USA. 5 Cents 1892, Philadelphia. Liberty Head type. KM 112. Feine Patina / Nice toning. ANACS PF61. FDC / Uncirculated. (~€ 45/USD 50)

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Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika. 5 Cents 1886. Liberty Nickel. K.M. 112. Sehr schön +

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1902,Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika. 5 Cents 1902. K.M. 112. In US Plastic-Holder PCGS MS64. Fast Stempelglanz

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Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika. 5 Cents 1889. K.M. 112. Vorzüglich - Stempelglanz

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Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika. 5 Cent 1888. K.M. 112. Vorzüglich
 1923-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck with the head nearly full. Close examination suggests this is a full head. Lightly toned around the edges. A nice origin ...
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1923-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck with the head nearly full. Close examination suggests this is a full head. Lightly toned around the edges. A nice origin ...
 1919-S. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. A very popular key date. Light hint of gold tone on the obverse. A well struck near-Gem that has deep silvery mint frost from center to periphery. A few  ...
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1919-S. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. A very popular key date. Light hint of gold tone on the obverse. A well struck near-Gem that has deep silvery mint frost from center to periphery. A few ...
 1919-D. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Weak strike as usually seen for the date. But overall a beautiful lustrous untoned example for this rare date. The end of the First World War, celebrated ...
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1919-D. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Weak strike as usually seen for the date. But overall a beautiful lustrous untoned example for this rare date. The end of the First World War, celebrated ...
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