US Liberty Head Nickel
OriginUSA
First Minted1883
MaterialCopper-Nickel
TypeCoin
About US Liberty Head Nickel
See Liberty Head Nickel entry. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of only five known and is worth millions. The 1883 without CENTS variety led to gold plating fraud. The story of the 1913 nickels involves a former Mint employee who secretly struck them and passed them to his family. They were not discovered until 1919.
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