V Nickel

Liberty V Nickels Good. United States Liberty Nickels were minted from 1883 to 1912 and were replaced by the popular buffalo nickel coin. Liberty Nickels are commonly called V Nickels, a name that has stuck over the years. On the obverse, it simply had the Roman numeral V and nowhere did it spell out its value as 5 cents. As it so happened, the nickel was close in size to the $5 gold piece, which had a similar design. Also called the V nickel, for the Roman numeral on the back, the Mint realized that a serious mistake had been made. The V Nickel Coins In 1883, the Shield Nickel design was being replaced with a better, sleeker and overall more impressive design. Nickel & Nickel endeavors to produce 100% varietal, single-vineyard wines that best reflect the characteristics of each vineyard. Our grapes are grown in some of the most coveted vineyards in the Napa Valley, which is exactly what you would expect from the partners of Far Niente.

Aside from a few years, the Liberty Nickel mintages occurred in relatively high numbers. Most of the Philadelphia Mint issues were struck with a mintage of 10 million or greater, with a few notable exceptions. The 1885 and 1886 issues with mintages of 1.4 million and 3.3. million are considered key dates.

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V Nickel Mintages

The lowest mintage issue of the series is the 1912-S Liberty Nickel, although in most circulated grades, this issue is more frequently encountered than the higher mintage 1885 and 1886 issues. As the first five cent nickel struck at the San Francisco Mint, this issue was more likely to be saved from circulation.

Separate mintages are included for the 1883 nickels struck with or without the word CENTS on the reverse. When the series was first introduced, it lacked the indication of the denomination which led to some unscrupulous individuals gold plating the nickels and passing them off as $5 gold pieces.

1907 V Nickel Value

The mintage figures for circulation strike Liberty Nickels are shown below for all years of the series.

1907 V Nickel