Shield nickel
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The Shield nickel was the first United States five-cent piece to be made out of copper-nickel, the same alloy of which American nickels are struck today. Designed by James B. Longacre, the coin was is
James Barton Longacre
1867 "Indian Head" pattern
1873 "closed 3" variety
1873 "open 3" variety
Liberty Head nickel
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The Liberty Head nickel, sometimes referred to as the V nickel because of its reverse design, is an American five-cent piece. It was struck for circulation from 1883 until 1912, with at least five pie
Shield nickel
…alloy of which American nickels are struck today. Designed by James B. Longacre, the coin was issued from 1866 until 1883, when it was replaced by the Liberty Head nickel. The coin takes its name from the motif on its obverse, and was the first five-cent coin referred to as a "nickel"—silver pieces of that denomination…
NNC US 1883 5C Liberty Nickel
NNC US 1887 5C Liberty Nickel
A pattern for the nickel by Barber