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5 Cents 'Liberty Nickel' with 'CENTS'
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1883-1913 |
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| Value | 5 Cents (0.05 USD) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1883 - - 16,026,200 1883 - Proof - 6,783 1884 - - 11,270,000 1884 - Proof - 3,942 1885 - (fr) Très rare - 1,472,700 1885 - Proof - 3,790 1886 - (fr) Très rare - 3,326,000 1886 - Proof - 4,290 1887 - - 15,260,692 1887 - Proof - 2,960 1888 - (fr) Rare - 10,167,901 1888 - Proof - 4,582 1889 - - 15,878,025 1889 - Proof - 3,336 1890 - - 16,256,532 1890 - Proof - 2,740 1891 - - 16,832,000 1891 - Proof - 2,350 1892 - - 11,696,897 1892 - Proof - 2,745 1893 - - 13,368,000 1893 - Proof - 2,195 1894 - - 5,410,500 1894 - Proof - 2,632 1895 - - 9,977,822 1895 - Proof - 2,062 1896 - - 8,841,058 1896 - Proof - 1,862 1897 - - 20,426,797 1897 - Proof - 1,938 1898 - - 12,530,292 1898 - Proof - 1,795 1899 - - 26,027,000 1899 - Proof - 2,031 1900 - - 27,253,733 1900 - Proof - 2,262 1901 - - 26,478,228 1901 - Proof - 1,985 1902 - - 31,487,561 1902 - Proof - 2,018 1903 - - 28,004,935 1903 - Proof - 1,790 1904 - - 21,403,167 1904 - Proof - 1,817 1905 - - 29,825,124 1905 - Proof - 2,152 1906 - - 38,612,000 1906 - Proof - 1,725 1907 - - 39,213,325 1907 - Proof - 1,475 1908 - - 22,684,557 1908 - Proof - 1,620 1909 - - 11,585,763 1909 - Proof - 4,763 1910 - - 30,166,948 1910 - Proof - 2,405 1911 - - 39,557,639 1911 - Proof - 1,733 1912 - - 26,234,569 1912 - Proof - 2,145 1912 D - - 8,474,000 1912 S - (fr) San Francisco, très rare - 238,000 1913 - 5 Known - 5 |
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The 'CENTS' designation on this type exists because of what happened immediately after the 'CENTS'-less version was released in early 1883. Con men gold-plated the new reedless nickels — which bore a large Roman numeral V with no denomination word — and passed them as five-dollar gold pieces. The Mint added 'CENTS' within months, mid-year 1883, to close the loophole.
The series ran until 1913, when the Buffalo Nickel replaced it. Five 1913 Liberty Nickels were struck clandestinely — almost certainly without Mint authorization — and all five are accounted for today. One sold at auction in 2010 for over $3.7 million.