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1883 Proof Liberty Head (V) Nickel

Liberty Head (V) Nickel · 1883-1913

Schedule of Prices

GradeAskSample
PF-60pending
PF-62pending
PF-63pending
PF-64pending
PF-65pending
PF-66pending
PF-67pending
PF-68pending
PF-69pending
PF-70pending

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Die Varieties

No die varieties recorded yet for this date.

Specifications
  • Series Liberty Head (V) Nickel (1883-1913)
  • Denomination
  • Designer Charles E. Barber
  • Composition 75% copper, 25% nickel
  • Weight 5 g
  • Diameter 21.2 mm
  • Edge Plain
  • Mintage 6,783
  • Mint mark None (Philadelphia)

History

Proof striking. Proofs were struck for collectors and sold separately from circulating coinage; this is a distinct coin from the 1883 Liberty Head (V) Nickel. Mintage from the source: "The probable explanation is that many of the 6,783 pieces coined in the latter part of 1883 were actually No CENTS proofs.".

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