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5 Cents 'Liberty Nickel' without 'CENTS'
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1883 |
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| Weight | 5 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a left-facing draped bust of Liberty wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, rendered in the neoclassical style by engraver Charles E. Barber. Thirteen six-pointed stars, representing the original states of the Union, are arranged in an arc along the upper periphery of the field. The date 1883 appears in the exergue below the bust truncation. The legend and stars are struck in relief against a flat field, with fine denticles bordering the rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | * * * * * * * * * * * * * LIBERTY 1883 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large Roman numeral V at the center, flanked by an ornate agricultural wreath composed of cotton, corn, wheat, and oak, tied at the base with a ribbon. The national legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA arcs along the upper periphery, while the motto E PLURIBUS UNUM is inscribed in the lower field within the wreath. Notably, this first-year type lacks the word CENTS beneath the V, an omission that led unscrupulous individuals to gold-plate the coins and pass them as five-dollar gold pieces. Fine denticles ring the outer rim. |
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