1883 Liberty Head V Nickel w/ Cents - VF Details (Cleaned)
Add a classic first-year Liberty Nickel to your collection with this 1883 Liberty Head “V” Nickel in Very Fine (VF) Details – Cleaned condition. Composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel, the 1883 issue introduced the Liberty Head Nickel series, which would remain in production through 1912.
Designed by Charles E. Barber, the obverse features a left-facing portrait of Liberty surrounded by 13 stars, with the date 1883 below. The reverse prominently displays the Roman numeral V, representing the five-cent denomination, surrounded by an agricultural wreath.
The year 1883 is especially notable for the Liberty Head Nickel because two major reverse varieties were produced: the original “No Cents” design and the revised “With Cents” design. This first-year history makes 1883 Liberty Nickels especially popular with type and variety collectors.
In Very Fine (VF) Details condition, this coin retains strong overall definition despite moderate circulation wear. Liberty's portrait, hair and coronet details, stars, date, reverse wreath, and Roman numeral V remain well defined for the grade.
This example has been Cleaned, meaning its original surfaces were altered by a past cleaning. Cleaning may result in hairlines, unnatural brightness, or other surface changes and prevents the coin from receiving a straight numerical grade. Despite this impairment, the coin retains VF-level design detail and remains an affordable example of this historic first-year issue.
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