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Released in 1883, the first Liberty Head nickels featured the head of Lady Liberty with simply "V" (the Roman numeral for 5) within a wreath on the reverse. Designers assumed that people would understand that the V was to represent five cents, but some people gold-plated the coins and passed them off as five dollar pieces!

Known as "Racketeer nickels," these fraudulent coins caused the mint to immediately add the word "cents" below the V. This design continued until 1913, when it was replaced with the Buffalo nickel.


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Us Coins Complete Liberty Nickel Collection Set W 1885$480.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 16 watchers
Liberty Nickels$399.00 Ends in 2 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
1900 5 Cent Liberty V Nickel Pcgs Pr66 Gem+$360.07 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 2 watchers
Rare 1885 Liberty Head Nickel..........no Reserve!$355.01 Ends Wednesday 9 bids 7 watchers
1897 Liberty V Nickel "proof" Solid Gem Pf++$302.00 Ends Sunday 13 bids 10 watchers
1883 Liberty No Cents Nickel Pcgs Pr64 Proof$275.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 5 watchers
1886 Key Date V Nickel, Pcgs Vf-25 Choice! (estatesale)$255.00 Ends Sunday 9 bids 23 watchers
1891 Liberty V Nickel "proof" Superb Pf ** Super Pq$224.50 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 8 watchers
1903 Liberty Nickel Proof Pcgs Pr66$192.49 Ends Sunday 6 bids 16 watchers
Key Date 1885 Liberty Nickel - Ag+ To Good$192.49 Ends Monday 4 bids 6 watchers
1912 D Liberty V Nickel Gem Bu ** Gorgeous!!!$179.50 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 12 watchers
40 Liberty Head V Nickels Unsearched - A91$167.50 Ends Monday 8 bids 3 watchers
1885 Liberty V Nickel ** Rare Key Date!!$153.00 Ends in 18 hours 25 bids 29 watchers
1912 S Liberty V Nickel Key Date! Full Liberty L@@k$150.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 4 watchers
1912 S Liberty V Nickel Choice Fine ** Key Date!!$132.51 Ends Tuesday 16 bids 9 watchers
1885 Liberty Head Nickel. Nice Collectible Coin!!$127.51 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 11 watchers
1894 Pcgs Au55 Liberty Nickel - Key Date - No Reserve$122.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 25 watchers
415 Liberty Nickels Bulk Lot Dates From 1883 - 1912d$117.50 Ends in 6 hours 11 bids 8 watchers
1912-s Liberty Nickel--excellent Very Good$111.00 Ends in 11 hours 9 bids 18 watchers
1912 S Liberty Head "v" Nickel 5c Ngc Vg10 - Nice!!$109.50 Ends Friday 13 bids 7 watchers
1927-d Buffalo Nickel ~ Ms63 ~ Bold Strike Anacs $108.50 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 23 watchers
1886 Liberty Head Nickel. Full Clear Liberty!$102.50 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 12 watchers
1885 Liberty V Nickel Anacs Ag Full Date Good G Obv$102.50 Ends Wednesday 12 bids 16 watchers
1883 No Cents Ngc Ms65, First Year Of Issue$101.01 Ends Sunday 15 bids 9 watchers
1912 Liberty V Nickel Gem Bu ** Gorgeous!!!$97.05 Ends in 17 hours 11 bids 19 watchers
1912-s Liberty Nickel,key Date,good Details,no Reserve$91.62 Ends Sunday 8 bids 7 watchers
Us Coins 1885 Liberty Head Nickel Nice !!$81.00 Ends Sunday 12 bids 32 watchers
1886 Liberty Nickel Pr64 (pcgs)$80.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 15 watchers
1902 Liberty V Nickel "proof" Superb Gem Pf ** Nice!!!$78.77 Ends Thursday 4 bids 8 watchers
Us Coins 1886 Liberty Head Nickel Nice !!$78.25 Ends Sunday 8 bids 15 watchers
1886 Liberty Head Nickel- Key Date- No Reserve!!!$78.00 Ends in 10 hours 11 bids 13 watchers
1912-s Liberty Head Nickel, Attractive Coin!$78.00 Ends Tuesday 8 bids 10 watchers
Amazing 1884 Liberty Head Nickel Free Shipping!!!$78.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 4 watchers
1912-s Liberty V Nickel 5c Five Cent Rare Key Date$75.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 5 watchers
1909 Liberty V Nickel Solid Gem Bu++/near Superb$73.03 Ends in 18 hours 9 bids 13 watchers
1901 Liberty V Nickel Choice Bu$71.00 Ends in 17 hours 12 bids 14 watchers
1883 Liberty Head Nickel No Cents Pcgs**ms64**unc$67.25 Ends Monday 11 bids 5 watchers
Ngc Fine Details 1885 Liberty V Nickel Corrosion $66.00 Ends Wednesday 9 bids 8 watchers
1912 Liberty V Nickel Choice Uncirculated$60.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 8 watchers
Outstanding 1883 With Cents Liberty Head Nickel$58.75 Ends Sunday 14 bids 15 watchers
125 Piece Dealer's Lot Of Liberty Head "v" Nickels!$58.00 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 2 watchers
1912 S Liberty Head Nickel 1912s Bold*liberty Collector$56.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 8 watchers
1912-s Liberty Head Nickel *key Date*$56.00 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 10 watchers
1904 Liberty V Nickel "proof" Superb Gem Pf ** Nice!!!$55.55 Ends Sunday 2 bids 2 watchers
40 Unsearched Barber/libery Head V Nickels #14a$54.00 Ends Monday 3 bids 5 watchers
1900 Liberty V Nickel Gem Bu ** Razor Sharp Strike!!$52.00 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 5 watchers
1886 Liberty V Nickel ~ Very Good ~ Scarce Issue$51.01 Ends Sunday 3 bids 6 watchers
1885 Liberty Head Nickel $51.00 Ends Sunday 13 bids 11 watchers
Fantastic 1894 Liberty Head Nickel Free Shipping!!!$51.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 15 watchers
Super Nice! 1909 Liberty Head Nickel High Grade!!$51.00 Ends in 17 hours 9 bids 7 watchers
1888 Liberty V Nickel ~ Xf+ ~ Super-nice$49.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Outstanding 1889 Liberty Head Nickel Free Shipping!!!$45.75 Ends Sunday 3 bids 8 watchers
1910 Liberty V Nickel Choice Bu ** Beautiful!!$45.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 7 watchers
100 Good+ Condition Liberty V-nickels-nice Clean Lot!!$45.00 Ends in 8 hours 7 bids 4 watchers
1912 S Liberty Head Nickel Anacs Gd 6 Details$44.44 Ends Sunday 9 bids 12 watchers
Key Date 1886 Liberty Nickel - Ag+ To Good$41.01 Ends Monday 3 bids 6 watchers
1887 Anacs Au55$37.78 Ends in 9 hours 3 bids 4 watchers
Very Nice 1883 No Cents Liberty Nickel Free S/h!!$36.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 7 watchers
Unsearched Lot Of 40 Liberty Head V Nickels Coins #a16$34.56 Ends Monday 3 bids 3 watchers
Outstanding 1890 Liberty Head Nickel Free Shipping!!!$34.56 Ends Sunday 7 bids 10 watchers

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