Coins Without Denominations

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by ja59, Mar 27, 2020.

  1. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Possibly the V Nickel. It was first denominated only with "V," so some unscrupulous racketeers gold plated it and passed it off as a $5 coin instead of a $0.05 coin

    That same year, the Mint changed the design so that it said "Cents" under the "V" so there was no ambiguity
     
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  3. ja59

    ja59 Missing the Beach just not as much as ...

    Yup, pretty sure that's what I remember reading about. Thanks!
     
  4. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    Yes, there was an example of the 1883 no-cents V nickel posted earlier in the thread. However, I'll post a side-by-side now:

    JPA880 reverse2.jpg JPA875 reverse.jpg
     
  5. ja59

    ja59 Missing the Beach just not as much as ...

    Right, cents / no cents. Thanks!
     
  6. bradgator2

    bradgator2 Well-Known Member

    That Was the “no cents” nickel I posted above. Just a “V” on the back. So people turned a V nickel into V gold.

    Edit.... whoops, didnt see all the replies. Sorry for the repeat.
     
  7. charlottedude

    charlottedude Novice Collector

    Nope - nothing here either...
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  8. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    The other interesting fact about the 1883 nickle is that even though the version with cents added was more mintage (16 million vs 5.5 million) it is worth more today (G-$19 U-$161 vs G-$7.50 U-$37).
     
  9. Ana Silverbell

    Ana Silverbell Well-Known Member

    I often wondered why the 1883 No Cents Liberty Head Nickel is not worth as much. According to NGC, the No Cents design is not worth as much as the higher mintage With Cents design because "[a]s a new design, this coin would have been hoarded to some extent in any case, but false rumors spread that the CENTS-less nickels would be recalled and become rare. As a result, this is the most common Liberty Head Nickel in Mint State grades, .... Gems are plentiful, ...."
     
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  10. fiddlehead

    fiddlehead Well-Known Member

    Ah, thank you - I forgot about that edge. Cool.
     
  11. CaptHenway

    CaptHenway Survivor

    ja59 ... research the "Racketeer Nickel."
     
  12. ja59

    ja59 Missing the Beach just not as much as ...

    Just did, Thanks.

    One would assume that the U.S. mint has not made that mistake since. Have there been any other U.S. circulating coins since 1883 without denominations struck on them?
     
  13. CaptHenway

    CaptHenway Survivor

    Only error coins. Nothing intentional.
     
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