5 Cents "Liberty Nickel" with "CENTS"
Features
| Issuer |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1883-1913 |
| Value | 5 Cents (0.05 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 21.2 mm |
| Thickness | 1.95 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 3683 |
| References |
KM# 112,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
Head of Liberty with 13 stars around the head, representing the first 13 colonies/states of the United States of America
Script: Latin
Lettering:
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
LIBERTY
1912
Engraver:
Charles Edward Barber 
Charles Edward Barber was the sixth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1879 until his death in 1917. Although Barber's coins were met with mixed reviews, he had a long and fruitful career in coinage, designing most of the coins used at the mint during his time as Chief Engraver.Reverse
Large V in center, representing Roman Numeral 5 with wreath
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
V
·CENTS·
Translation:
United States of America
Out of Many, One
Five
Cents
Engraver:
Charles Edward Barber
Charles Edward Barber was the sixth Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1879 until his death in 1917. Although Barber's coins were met with mixed reviews, he had a long and fruitful career in coinage, designing most of the coins used at the mint during his time as Chief Engraver.Edge
Smooth
© Cyrillius
Mints
| United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) | |
| D | United States Mint of Denver, United States (1906-date) |
| S | United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
Comments
The word 'CENTS' had to be added since people would dip the version of this coin with no 'CENTS' in gold and pass it off as a $5 gold coin.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1883 | 16 026 200 | $ 7.00 | $ 7.70 | $ 13 | $ 37 | $ 37 | $ 37 | $ 80 | 8% | ||||
| 1883 | 6 783 | 0.19% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1884 | 11 270 000 | $ 5.20 | $ 14 | $ 14 | $ 14 | 4% | |||||||
| 1884 | 3 942 | 0.18% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1885 | 1 472 700 | $ 110 | $ 440 | 0.8% | (fr) Très rare | ||||||||
| 1885 | 3 790 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1886 | 3 326 000 | $ 95 | 1.3% | (fr) Très rare | |||||||||
| 1886 | 4 290 | 0.12% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1887 | 15 260 692 | $ 8.50 | $ 8.50 | $ 8.50 | $ 14 | 5% | |||||||
| 1887 | 2 960 | 0.18% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1888 | 10 167 901 | $ 9.00 | $ 13 | $ 40 | 4% | (fr) Rare | |||||||
| 1888 | 4 582 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1889 | 15 878 025 | $ 3.90 | $ 3.90 | $ 3.90 | $ 19 | 6% | |||||||
| 1889 | 3 336 | 0.12% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1890 | 16 256 532 | $ 3.90 | $ 3.90 | $ 10 | $ 10 | 6% | |||||||
| 1890 | 2 740 | 0.13% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1891 | 16 832 000 | $ 2.70 | $ 4.40 | $ 4.40 | $ 7.20 | 7% | |||||||
| 1891 | 2 350 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1892 | 11 696 897 | $ 3.00 | $ 4.60 | $ 5.20 | $ 5.40 | 6% | |||||||
| 1892 | 2 745 | 0.13% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1893 | 13 368 000 | $ 2.90 | $ 2.90 | $ 2.90 | 6% | ||||||||
| 1893 | 2 195 | 0.19% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1894 | 5 410 500 | $ 3.80 | $ 9.90 | $ 9.90 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1894 | 2 632 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1895 | 9 977 822 | $ 2.60 | $ 5.20 | $ 7.70 | $ 9.00 | 6% | |||||||
| 1895 | 2 062 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1896 | 8 841 058 | $ 3.30 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.90 | $ 8.70 | 7% | |||||||
| 1896 | 1 862 | 0.16% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1897 | 20 426 797 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.30 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.60 | $ 7.20 | $ 28 | 11% | |||||
| 1897 | 1 938 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1898 | 12 530 292 | $ 1.30 | $ 2.90 | $ 2.90 | $ 5.40 | 10% | |||||||
| 1898 | 1 795 | 0.19% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1899 | 26 027 000 | $ 1.00 | $ 2.20 | $ 2.20 | $ 5.20 | 17% | |||||||
| 1899 | 2 031 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1900 | 27 253 733 | $ 1.50 | $ 2.20 | $ 2.20 | $ 3.70 | $ 19 | 18% | ||||||
| 1900 | 2 262 | 0.19% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1901 | 26 478 228 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.20 | $ 5.00 | $ 11 | 18% | ||||||
| 1901 | 1 985 | 0.18% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1902 | 31 487 561 | $ 1.40 | $ 1.40 | $ 2.00 | $ 5.20 | $ 8.90 | $ 42 | 20% | |||||
| 1902 | 2 018 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1903 | 28 004 935 | $ 1.10 | $ 1.30 | $ 2.20 | $ 5.10 | $ 5.10 | 19% | ||||||
| 1903 | 1 790 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1904 | 21 403 167 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.80 | $ 3.70 | $ 3.70 | $ 3.70 | 18% | ||||||
| 1904 | 1 817 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1905 | 29 825 124 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.90 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.10 | $ 23 | 21% | ||||||
| 1905 | 2 152 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1906 | 38 612 000 | $ 1.60 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.40 | $ 3.20 | $ 3.20 | 24% | ||||||
| 1906 | 1 725 | 0.19% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1907 | 39 213 325 | $ 1.50 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.50 | $ 2.90 | $ 8.60 | 26% | ||||||
| 1907 | 1 475 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1908 | 22 684 557 | $ 1.40 | $ 1.70 | $ 2.70 | $ 4.90 | $ 18 | 20% | ||||||
| 1908 | 1 620 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1909 | 11 585 763 | $ 1.60 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.40 | $ 4.70 | $ 4.70 | 14% | ||||||
| 1909 | 4 763 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1910 | 30 166 948 | $ 1.70 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.10 | $ 3.30 | $ 9.20 | 23% | ||||||
| 1910 | 2 405 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1911 | 39 557 639 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.80 | $ 2.20 | $ 4.70 | $ 12 | 30% | ||||||
| 1911 | 1 733 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1912 | 26 234 569 | $ 1.80 | $ 1.90 | $ 3.30 | $ 5.40 | $ 14 | $ 45 | 26% | |||||
| 1912 | 2 145 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1912 D | 8 474 000 | $ 2.00 | $ 3.00 | $ 3.00 | $ 4.40 | 7% | |||||||
| 1912 S | 238 000 | $ 110 | $ 110 | 1.0% | (fr) San Francisco, très rare | ||||||||
| 1913 | 5 | 0.3% | 5 Known | ||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Katz Auction 77 Lot 1391 
|
Feb 11, 2023 | 1883 | VF |
USD 28.33
(EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | |||||
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Katz Auction 90 Lot 1998
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Jul 18, 2023 | 1897 | AU |
USD 28.33
(EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | |||||
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Katz Auction 84 Lot 1381
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May 27, 2023 | 1906 | AU |
USD 17.44
(EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
| © Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp. | |||||
    |
Stacks Bowers August 2018 ANA Auction
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Aug 16, 2018 | 1913 – 5 Known |
UNC (PCGS PR66) |
USD 4 560 000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
| © Stacks Bowers | |||||
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