1885 Liberty Head Nickel
The 1885 Liberty Nickel is the key date for the series. These coins are also commonly known as "V Nickels" due to the large Roman numeral "V" which appears on the reserve of the coin. The mintage for the coin was 1,473,000, which is the lowest for the series. Search a selection of available coins below, which include PCGS and NGC graded examples.
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1885 VG LIBERTY V NICKEL "NICE COIN" |
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3 | $102.55 | 5h 1m | |
1885 Liberty Head V Nickel |
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14 | $43.88 | 1d 27m | |
1885 - LIBERTY HEAD NICKEL |
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9 | $102.51 | 1d 1h 42m | |
1885 LIBERTY HEAD NICKEL GOOD CONDITION |
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- | $453.99 | 1d 1h 47m | |
1883-1912 LIBERTY HEAD V NICKELS-NO 1885 1886-30 TOTAL! |
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$129.99 | 1d 2h 14m | |
1885 Liberty Head V Nickel - KEY DATE! PRICED TO SELL!! |
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- | $135.00 | 1d 3h 48m | |
THIS IS THE KEY: 1885 LIBERTY V NICKEL VERY HIGH GRADE |
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$1,199.00 $1,599.00 |
1d 4h 46m | |
1885 Liberty Head Nickel ANACS AG-3 Details Key Date! |
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- | $189.99 | 2d 4h 29m | |
1885 RARE DATE LIBERTY "V" NICKEL ALMOST GOOD + |
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$349.95 $399.95 |
2d 5h 46m | |
1885 5c PCGS AU-50 ~ KEY DATE LIBERTY NICKEL |
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$1,995.00 $2,195.00 |
2d 6h 22m | |
~~~RARE~~~1885 LIBERTY HEAD NICKEL~~~RARE~~~~ |
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27 | $61.03 | 3d 46m | |
1885 Liberty Nickel, Scarce Key Date, VG Fine |
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$525.00 $589.00 |
3d 4h | |
1885 Liberty Nickel, Scarce Key Date, Good |
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$369.00 $407.00 |
3d 4h 12m | |
1885 "V" NICKEL NGC GOOD W OBV. PLANCHET FLAW |
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- | $249.99 | 3d 6h 46m |


