1883 "No Cents" Liberty V Nickels - Borderline Uncirculated Sun Yat-sen 1877 and 1909-S (does not

1877 and 1909-S (does not include the 1869 9/9)

the more common of the two types of 1883 Liberty V Nickels

running fine

1994      $5

CONSTANTINOPOLIS

1883 "No Cents" Liberty V Nickels - Borderline Uncirculated Sun Yat-sen 1877 and 1909-S (does notThis nickel, the more common of the two types of 1883 Liberty V Nickels, is occasionally referred to as the racketeer nickel. When the 1883 was initially released it omitted the word CENTS on the reverse having replaced it with E PLURIBUS UNUM. This left an opening for enterprising ne'er do wells to attempt to pass the coin off as a $5 Liberty gold coin by plating the coins in a gold colored metal. The practice ended up being widespread enough that