Gary's 20th Century Type Set
5c LIBERTY HEAD 1900-1912


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: FIVE-CENT PIECES - LIBERTY HEAD
Item Description: 5C 1911
Grade: PCGS MS 63
Owner: coinsbygary
 
Winning Set: Gary's 20th Century Type Set
Date Added: 9/16/2009
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

The Liberty Head Nickel, a memento to the late Victorian era, began and ended its 30-year run in controversy. This Liberty Head nickel began its run in 1883 without the denomination “cents” appearing on its reverse. This oversight resulted in gold plated nickels passing as half eagles. The US Mint quickly corrected this by adding the word “cents” to the reverse that same year. On the other end of the spectrum is the controversial 1913 nickel of which only five examples exist. I was fortunate enough to have seen the McDermott/Bebee specimen of the 1913 nickel at the ANA’s World’s Fair of Money. The years in between were rather uneventful for the Liberty Head Nickel with no varieties, save the “no cents” variety, and only one date, 1912, minted at branch mints other than Philadelphia. This nicely toned MS-63, 1911 Liberty Head Nickel has the highest mintage of the series at 39,557,639.

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