1883 5c No Cents

Coin / United States of America / 5c / V-Nickels / 1883 / Philadelphia

The first year of the V Nickels in which this issue had the word CENTS replaced by the phrase E PLURIBUS UNUM. This change became a danger to potential alterations (gold plated to look like a Half Eagle) thus ending the design in well under a year. This issue of the Liberty Nickel is common from the poorest of grades up to the gem level, leaving just the finest of gems with any scarcity at all.

Country United States of America
Year 1883
Serie V-Nickels
Denomination 5c
Mint Philadelphia
coinage-type Liberty head nickel
desg MS
designer Charles E. Barber
diameter 21.2
edge Plain
material 75% copper; 25% nickel
mintage 5,474,300
ngc-id 2772
obverse-description Lady Liberty with the word LIBERTY on her crown faces left with 13 stars around the periphery and the date positioned at the bottom center.
pcgs-link 3841
pcgs-number 3841
reverse-description Large V (roman numeral 5) is centered in the design surrounded by an ornate wreath with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM around the periphery.
variety No Cents
weight-grams 5
year-display 1883