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Liberty V Nickel (1883 - 1913)

Liberty Head "V" Nickel General Grading Standards
G4 Good - No details in head. LIBERTY obliterated.
VG8 Very Good - At least 3 letters in LIBERTY readable.
F12 Fine - All letters in LIBERTY show.
VF20 Very Fine - LIBERTY bold, including letter I.
EF40 Extremely Fine - LIBERTY sharp. Corn grains at bottom of wreath show on reverse.
AU50 About Uncirculated - Traces of light wear on only the high points of the design. Half of mint luster is present.
MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear but can have many contact marks. Surface may be spotted, or luster faded.
MS63 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.
1906 V Nickel Obverse   1906 V Nickel Reverse
Image Courtesy of CCF Numismatics
Designer: Charles E. BarberContent: 75% copper 25% nickel
Diameter: 21.2 millimetersEdge: Plain
Weight: 5 grams 
Year/ Mint MarkCirculation StrikesProof Strikes
1883 No Cents5,474,3005,219
1883 Cents16,026,2006,783
188411,270,0003,942
18851,473,3003,790
18863,326,0004,290
188715,260,6922,960
188810,715,9014,582
188915,878,0253,336
189016,256,5322,740
189116,832,0002,350
189211,696,8972,745
189313,368,0002,195
18945,410,5002,632
18959,977,8222,062
18968,841,0481,862
189720,426,7971,938
189812,530,2921,795
189926,027,0002,031
190027,253,7332,262
190126,478,2281,985
190231,487,5812,018
190328,004,9301,790
190421,403,1671,817
190529,825,1242,152
190638,612,0001,725
190739,213,3251,475
190822,684,5571,620
190911,585,7634,763
191030,166,9482,405
191139,557,6391,733
191226,234,5692,145
1912 D8,474,0000
1912 S238,0000
191305 known

Mint Mark Legend:

Reverse below the button to the left of CENTS.

Mint MarkMintDate of Operation
P or nonePhiladelphia1793-present
DDenver, CO1906-present
SSan Francisco, CA1854-1955; 1968-present


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