20th Century Boy Scout and more
5c LIBERTY HEAD (1900-1912)

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: FIVE-CENT PIECES - LIBERTY HEAD
Item Description: 5C 1911
Full Grade: NGC MS 60
Owner: scamplaw

Set Details

Custom Sets: Expanded 20th Century Set
Competitive Sets: Boy Scout Set   Score: 183
20th Century Boy Scout and more   Score: 183
Scamper's 1911 mint set   Score: 320
no proof type set   Score: 183
Scamplaw's Nickels   Score: 183
Scamp's Hoard   Score: 183
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Liberty Head Five Cents (1883-1913)

Owner Comments:

The Liberty nickel, or "V" nickel, is a Charles Barber design that is a carry-over from the nineteenth century. The 75%/25% copper/nickel alloy is the same alloy used today for modern five cent coins. The dawn of the twentieth century saw an unprecedented demand for nickels - particularly for coin operated machine use. The 1911 example shown here is from the largest run - nearly 40 million.

With this example, the strike is sharp and crisp, with only a couple of small dark spots on the reverse at about 3 o'clock. The sharp obverse makes up for the dark spots that do not materially detract.

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