Liberty V Nickel (1883 - 1913)

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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.

Liberty Head V Nickel Specifications

Content: 75% copper 25% nickel Weight: 5 grams Diameter: 21.2 millimeters

Edge: Plain Designer: Charles E. Barber

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1883 No Cents	5,474,300	5,219
1883 Cents	16,026,200	6,783
1884	11,270,000	3,942
1885	1,473,300	3,790
1886	3,326,000	4,290
1887	15,260,692	2,960
1888	10,715,901	4,582
1889	15,878,025	3,336
1890	16,256,532	2,740
1891	16,832,000	2,350
1892	11,696,897	2,745
1893	13,368,000	2,195
1894	5,410,500	2,632
1895	9,977,822	2,062
1896	8,841,048	1,862
1897	20,426,797	1,938
1898	12,530,292	1,795
1899	26,027,000	2,031
1900	27,253,733	2,262
1901	26,478,228	1,985
1902	31,487,581	2,018
1903	28,004,930	1,790
1904	21,403,167	1,817
1905	29,825,124	2,152
1906	38,612,000	1,725
1907	39,213,325	1,475
1908	22,684,557	1,620
1909	11,585,763	4,763
1910	30,166,948	2,405
1911	39,557,639	1,733
1912	26,234,569	2,145
1912 D	8,474,000	0
1912 S	238,000	0
1913	0	5 known

Mint Mark Legend

Reverse below the button to the left of CENTS.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
P or none	Philadelphia	1793-present
D	Denver, CO	1906-present
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present

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