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
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:
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.
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).
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, ...."
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?