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 liberty nickel. Key date. |
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12 | $127.50 | 14h 11m | |
1885 V LIBERTY NICKEL |
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15 | $177.51 | 14h 27m | |
1885 LIBERTY NICKEL NICE GRADE TOUGH DATE |
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- | $249.95 | 20h 17m | |
1885 Liberty Nickel |
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11 | $355.00 | 22h 16m | |
1885 ~ LIBERTY HEAD NICKEL RAW LOOK!! |
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$749.99 | 1d 14h 43m | |
1885 Liberty "V" Nickel (VG F) READ!!!! |
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15 | $60.00 | 1d 20h 1m | |
1885 V Nickel |
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- | $150.00 | 2d 21h 39m | |
rare 1885 liberty nickel |
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$299.99 | 2d 22h 20m | |
1885 Liberty V Nickel |
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2 | $100.00 | 3d 14h 54m | |
1885 VG LIBERTY V NICKEL "NICE COIN" |
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3 | $102.55 | 3d 21h 31m | |
1885 Liberty Head V Nickel |
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3 | $3.00 | 4d 16h 57m | |
1885 - LIBERTY HEAD NICKEL |
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2 | $10.50 | 4d 18h 12m | |
1885 LIBERTY HEAD NICKEL GOOD CONDITION |
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- | $453.99 | 4d 18h 17m | |
1883-1912 LIBERTY HEAD V NICKELS-NO 1885 1886-30 TOTAL! |
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$129.99 | 4d 18h 44m |


