Please see the Related Link for an image and some history of the famous 1913 Liberty Head nickel.
All Liberty Head nickels have essentially the same design - a picture of Miss Liberty on the front, and the Roman numeral V (= 5) on the back. The only design change occurred part-way through 1883, the first year of issue. The original design omitted the word CENTS, and crooks gold-plated the coins to pass them off as $5 gold pieces. These became famous as "racketeer nickels".
It was known as the "V" Nickel (or Liberty Head Nickel) the obverse featured a personification of Liberty, the reverse had a wreath with a large "V" in it (the Roman numeral for 5)
Copies and replicas of genuine coins rarely have any added value. The only exception would be if the copy were made from a precious metal like silver or gold, but that's very unlikely in the case of a nickel, even the wildly famous 1913 Liberty Head coin.
Please check your coin again and post a new question. Buffalo nickels were made from 1913 to 1938, and were never struck in silver. A 1906 nickel would be called a Liberty Head nickel, and like all nickels except the famous "war nickels" of 1942-45, it's made of an alloy of copper and nickel, hence the name "nickel".
It is not a "V" cent, but rather is known as a "V" or "Liberty Head" nickel. Like all US nickels, it is struck from 75% copper and 25% nickel.
A US cent dated 1913 is a Lincoln cent and the word Liberty is also on the front of the coin.
It was known as the "V" Nickel (or Liberty Head Nickel) the obverse featured a personification of Liberty, the reverse had a wreath with a large "V" in it (the Roman numeral for 5)
Copies and replicas of genuine coins rarely have any added value. The only exception would be if the copy were made from a precious metal like silver or gold, but that's very unlikely in the case of a nickel, even the wildly famous 1913 Liberty Head coin.
Please check your coin again and post a new question. Buffalo nickels were made from 1913 to 1938, and were never struck in silver. A 1906 nickel would be called a Liberty Head nickel, and like all nickels except the famous "war nickels" of 1942-45, it's made of an alloy of copper and nickel, hence the name "nickel".
It is not a "V" cent, but rather is known as a "V" or "Liberty Head" nickel. Like all US nickels, it is struck from 75% copper and 25% nickel.
It sounds like you have a Liberty Head nickel. If that is what you have, then you have one of the rarest and most valuable dates in the Liberty Head Nickel series. In the condition you describe, its value would currently be about $200.00 Nice find!
No nickel has Mount Vernon on it.Mount Vernon was George Washington's home, but Jeffersonis on the nickel and his home is called Monticello, just like the word underneath the building tells you! Before that (1913-1938), we had the Five Cent Indian Head nickel, popularly called the "Buffalo" nickel with an Indian head on the face (the obverse side) and a buffalo on the back (the reverse side).
A US cent dated 1913 is a Lincoln cent and the word Liberty is also on the front of the coin.
Check for rare or error nickels, such as the 1913 Liberty Head or 1937-D 3-legged Buffalo nickel. Look for high-quality, uncirculated coins or those with mint errors like double-die strikes. It's also worth examining the coin's condition and rarity, as these factors can significantly affect its value.
It's only worth 5 cents, but it's not a Liberty nickel. Liberty nickels were made from 1883 to 1912. Your nickel, like all US coins, has the word Liberty on it so that's not anything distinctive. It's actually called a Jefferson nickel because it features a portrait of the 3d president.
No US nickel currently (08/2015) sells for $6 million, but the famous 1913 Liberty nickel comes very close with an estimated auction value of over $4.4 million. Don't expect to find any of these coins in change, because only five were made and all are accounted for. There's some debate over what specifically happened, but it's known that when it looked like the new buffalo nickel design might not be available at the start of 1913 the Mint had dies prepared for one more year of Liberty head nickels. However the existing stockpile of nickels was sufficient to meet demand until the buffalo design was ready, so the Mint ordered that no more Liberty nickels would be struck. Despite that restriction, five 1913-dated Liberty head nickels were made anyway. Some historians claim that they were trial strikes to verify the dies in case they were needed, but many others say that a few Mint employees used the dies without authorization. Either way, the coins are among the most famous American numismatic rarities.
It's only worth 5 cents, but it's not a Liberty nickel. Liberty nickels were made from 1883 to 1912. Your nickel, like all US coins, has the word Liberty on it so that's not anything distinctive. It's actually called a Jefferson nickel because it features a portrait of the 3d president.
No. Urban legend. There ARE coins that are worth a million dollars or more, but you won't find them in change. They're things like an 1804 silver dollar, a 1913 Liberty Head nickel, an 1838-O half dollar, and so on. VERY unusual, and you're not likely to get one from the cashier at 7-11.