Liberty Nickels were made from 1883 to 1913. The first 1883 nickels were issued without the word CENTS on the coin. Con men gold plated the coins and passed them off as five dollar gold coins! Later in the year the word CENTS was added.
There are several scarce and rare date Liberty Nickels. The 1913 Liberty Nickel is one of the most famous of all U.S. rarities with only 5 coins known. All Liberty Nickels were made in Philadelphia until 1912 when coins were made at the Denver and San Francisco Mints.
Very lustrous.
CAC. Blast white with booming luster and a super clean appearance.
Sharply struck with white satiny luster and splashes of light gold hue over nearly pristine surfaces.
Lightly toned.
CAC. Light gold toning.
Brilliant surfaces with splashes of gold tint.
Nice natural look.
Light champagne hue with field and device contrast.
Lustrous.
CAC. Intense flowing luster with a beautiful ice-blue tint. The strike is needle-sharp and the surfaces are nearly pristine. Fantastic quality!
Very flashy with brilliant reflective surfaces and light frost on the design.
CAC. Sharp detail with just the barest trace of wear and nice original surfaces.
Super flashy mirrored surfaces with touches of light gold hue and a great strike. A wonderful example of this 'key' date.
A 'key' date with pleasing battleship gray surfaces. More commonly seen in lower circulated grades. This is a very desirable higher end circulated example.
Well struck and lustrous. A better date that is more often seen in proof than as a high grade business strike.