V Nickel
Aside from a few years, the Liberty Nickel mintages occurred in relatively high numbers. Most of the Philadelphia Mint issues were struck with a mintage of 10 million or greater, with a few notable exceptions. The 1885 and 1886 issues with mintages of 1.4 million and 3.3. million are considered key dates.
V Nickels Sale
The lowest mintage issue of the series is the 1912-S Liberty Nickel, although in most circulated grades, this issue is more frequently encountered than the higher mintage 1885 and 1886 issues. As the first five cent nickel struck at the San Francisco Mint, this issue was more likely to be saved from circulation.
Separate mintages are included for the 1883 nickels struck with or without the word CENTS on the reverse. When the series was first introduced, it lacked the indication of the denomination which led to some unscrupulous individuals gold plating the nickels and passing them off as $5 gold pieces.
1907 V Nickel
Also called the V nickel, for the Roman numeral on the back, the Mint realized that a serious mistake had been made. The V Nickel Coins In 1883, the Shield Nickel design was being replaced with a better, sleeker and overall more impressive design. Leading in numbers of Buffalo nickels struck is the Philadelphia mint. Throughout the years the main mint placed over 900 million nickels into circulation. Most of the old nickels found today are the Philadelphia issue. Many collectors find these coins appealing. Nickel is a silvery white shiny metal used primarily for corrosion-resistant alloys and to produce grades of stainless steel. Nickel has excellent chemical properties and is also used in. Jefferson Nickels. Jefferson Nickel values are so low that I feel they represent an excellent.
The mintage figures for circulation strike Liberty Nickels are shown below for all years of the series.
Liberty Head Nickel Value Chart
Date | Mintage |
1883 No CENTS | 5,474,300 |
1883 with CENTS | 16,026,200 |
1884 | 11,270,000 |
1885 | 1,473,300 |
1886 | 3,326,000 |
1887 | 15,260,692 |
1888 | 10,715,901 |
1889 | 15,878,025 |
1890 | 16,256,532 |
1891 | 16,832,000 |
1892 | 11,696,897 |
1893 | 13,368,000 |
1894 | 5,410,500 |
1895 | 9,977,822 |
1896 | 8,841,048 |
1897 | 20,426,797 |
1898 | 12,530,292 |
1899 | 26,027,000 |
1900 | 27,253,733 |
1901 | 26,478,228 |
1902 | 31,487,581 |
1903 | 28,004,930 |
1904 | 21,403,167 |
1905 | 29,825,124 |
1906 | 38,612,000 |
1907 | 39,213,325 |
1908 | 22,684,557 |
1909 | 11,585,763 |
1910 | 30,166,948 |
1911 | 39,557,639 |
1912 | 26,234,569 |
1912-D | 8,474,000 |
1912-S | 238,000 |
1913 | 5 known |