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+ Fine Textbook Liberty Nickel #2 NICE AUG1708 |
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$670.00 $685.00 |
3d 1h 36m | ||
2 Key Date Liberty Nickel, 1885, 1886, Both Good- |
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$603.00 $677.00 |
7h 23m | |
1885 Key Date Liberty Nickel, About Fine, Rare |
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$583.00 $654.00 |
1d 7h 1m | |
1885, 1886, 1912s the three keys |
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- | $575.00 | 3d 8h 8m | |
1024: 1885 Liberty head nickel, proof, small carbon spo |
- | $500.00 | 9d 8h 8m | ||
1885{KEY DATE}ANACS-GOOD DETAILS-LIBERTY NICKEL{#C482 |
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$490.00 $500.00 |
1d 4h 34m | |
1885 US LIBERTY "V" NICKEL - KEY DATE - SOLID AG #A2 |
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- | $249.99 | 5d 6h 59m | |
1885 RARE DATE LIBERTY NICKEL GOOD AG FULL RIM OBVERSE |
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$249.95 $269.95 |
3d 7h 23m | |
1023: 1885 Liberty head nickel, G |
- | $200.00 | 9d 8h 8m | ||
1885 LIBERTY HEAD NICKEL VERY RARE KEY REV-CORROSION NR |
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10 | $152.51 | 2d 6h 30m | |
SCARCE 1885 LIBERTY HEAD NICKEL ~ STRONG DATE AG GOOD |
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3 | $102.50 | 5d 5h 56m | |
1885 KEY DATE GOOD LIBERTY NICKEL |
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7 | $102.50 | 5d 6h 47m | |
1885 liberty Nickel |
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8 | $70.00 | 3d 7h 30m |


