KEY DATE LIBERTY NICKEL

1912-S 5c Liberty Head (PCGS MS66)

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Certified by:: PCGS
Certification Number:: 25260004
Condition or Grade of Item:: MS66
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USA Coin Book Item ID Number:

120117

Coin Condition:

MS66

Certified By:

PCGS

Certification Number:

25260004

Once impossible to find, this key date Liberty Nickel is still the prize of a Liberty Nickel set. The only S-Mint issue, this lovely original example exhibits light pastel obverse tones with nice eye appeal. This 1912-S 5c PCGS MS66 - No Reserve! is part of the Liberty Head with CENTS series which were struck from 1883-1912. The coin was minted in San Francisco with a composition of 75% copper; 25% nickel.

Ron Guth: The 1912-S Liberty Head Nickel is the only date of this design struck at the San Francisco Mint. It has the lowest mintage of any regular-issue Liberty Head Nickel. At a total mintage of only 238,000 coins, the 1912-S Nickel is almost twice as rare as the 1909-S V.D.B. Cent. As a result, this is one of the most popular dates in the series. In reality, the 1912-S is nor more rare in Mint SAtate grades than many of the more common dates in the series. PCGS has certified hundreds of examples in MS-63, MS-64, and MS-65. Only in MS-66 does this date become truly rare; the population reported by PCGS drops down to only 10 examples, and none have been graded higher.

Almost all examples seen have weakness on the ear of corn on the left side of the reverse. Sometimes, the ear is completely flat. The overall appearance of the 1912-S is a bit softer than the crisp examples produced at the Philadelphia Mint, probably a result of technical differences and abilities at those two Mints. In any event, a truly high-grade 1912-S Nickel is a joy to behold.

KEY DATE LIBERTY NICKEL

1912-S 5c Liberty Head (PCGS MS66)

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