1883 1883 UNITED STATES US LIBERTY Antique NO CENT Old 5C Good Uncertified

1883 UNITED STATES US LIBERTY Antique NO CENT Old VINTAGE Nickel 5C Coin i92078 i92078 Authentic Coin of:United States of America Liberty Head Nickel ("No Cent" Issue)1883 Copper-Nickel 5 Cents 21.2mm (4.83 grams)Reference: KM# 111 | Engraver: Charles Edward BarberLIBERTY 1883, Liberty head facing left, thirteen stars of the original Union around the rim.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA V E PLURIBUS UNUM, The roman numeral five surrounded with a vegetal wreath.Coin Notes:On this first type, there is no word "cents", so many were gold plated and passed for 5 dollars and are commonly known as racketeer nickels. Later on, on the 2nd type (KM#112), the word "cents" was added.You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity. The Liberty Head nickel, sometimes referred to as the V nickel because of its reverse (or tails) design, is 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 obverse features a left-facing image of the goddess of Liberty. The original coppernickel 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

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