The Liberty Nickel is a very controversial and mysterious coin.
One side of the Liberty head nickel had a portrait of a woman with a tiara labeled "LIBERTY" and he other side
featured a wreath with the roman numeral "V" for 5.
The word "cents" was not on the coin.
The first issues of this coin in 1883 had no denomination (or cent sign), so con men would plate them in gold and try to use them as $5 gold pieces. Mid-year the word "cents" was placed on the reverse.
This design was basically unchanged until it waas replaced by the Indian Head Nickel in 1913.
There is a mystery about the only 5 known 1913 Liberty Head Nickels, because there is no record at the mint of any being produced.
These are the most valuable coins collected today. One of these 1913 Liberty Head Nickels sold for well over a million dollars in 1996.
One1913 Liberty Head Nickel still remains missing to this day.
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