1913 Proof Liberty Head (V) Nickel
Liberty Head (V) Nickel · 1883-1913
- Year / Mint 1913 · Philadelphia (no mint mark)
- Denomination 5¢
- Designer Charles E. Barber
- Mintage 5
- Key dateFive are known, struck outside authorised production and unrecorded in Mint files; among the most famous coins in American numismatics.
- Tier unclassified
Schedule of Prices
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Die Varieties
No die varieties recorded yet for this date.
Specifications
- Series Liberty Head (V) Nickel (1883-1913)
- Denomination 5¢
- Designer Charles E. Barber
- Composition 75% copper, 25% nickel
- Weight 5 g
- Diameter 21.2 mm
- Edge Plain
- Mintage 5
- 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 1913 Liberty Head (V) Nickel. Mintage from the NGC published mintage field.
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