It could be a error in the printing of the coin but it is a v nickel.
Latin. The phrase means One from many. E=from, out of. Pluribus=many. Unum=one.
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It's copper-nickel, not silver. V is the Roman numeral for 5, so you have a 5 cent coin. See the Related Question for more information.
As far as I can tell there were no coins from 1839 with the E Pluribus Unum motto on them. Better re-check the date. Re-ask the question, giving more information about the coin, like what denomination it is, and anything else that is written on the coin.
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E Pluribus Unum is Latin for "out of many, one." Sometimes it is translated more loosely as "one from many." E Pluribus Unum refers to the fact that the United States was formed as a cohesive single nation as the result of the thirteen smaller colonies joining together. See the related link for more information.