USA Coin Book Item ID Number:
708197
Certified By:
Raw / Unspecified
- Category: Liberty Head Five Cents (1883-1913)
- Mint: Philadelphia
- Mintage: 11,270,000
- Obverse Designer: Charles E. Barber
- Reverse Designer: Charles E. Barber
- Composition: Copper-Nickel
- Weight: 5g
- Diameter: 21.2mm
- Edge: Plain
The 1884 V-Nickel was the second year of this incredible design change which was hailed as magnificent. This V-Nickel (often referred to as Liberty Head Nickel) replaced the long standing, production problematic, Shield Nickel. This coin was produced in large quantities from 1883 until 1913.