It depends on several factors. The age of the piece and condition being the first considerations. Counterfeits are out there. The 1883 Liberty Head Nickel had a "V" on the reverse but was minted without the words "CENTS". A number of them were gold-plated and passed off as $5 gold pieces.
MoreThe only US coin with a large Roman numeral V (= 5) on the back was the Liberty Head nickel issued during the first part of 1883, so it's a good bet that's what you have.When crooks started plating the coins and passing them off as "new $5 designs" the Mint quickly added the word CENTS below the V. The revised design was also minted in 1883.
The coins quickly became known as "racketeer nickels" and today command a premium. The problem is that long after 1883 other counterfeiters have also plated the coins and tried to pass them off as "original" racketeer nickels. It's one of the few cases where collectors have to be cautious about buying a "fake fake" as opposed to a "genuine fake"!
The US year of independence is shown at the bottom of the pyramid on the back of the bill.
X is 10 in the Roman Numeral Standard XX is two 10's, which is 20
Arabic numerals replaced Roman numerals in the Middle AgesBrackets are used to increase the value of numeralsC is the Roman numeral for 100D is the Roman numeral for 500Etruscans 1st conceived this form of numeracy and they once ruled the RomansFractions were used to a limited extentGreen back dollars have the Roman numerals of MDCCLXXVI on themHundred thousand is (C) and once was (((I)))I is the Roman numeral for 1Jupiter their god was the reason why the Romans wrote out IIII instead of IVKilo means a 1000 which is M as a Roman numeralL is the Roman numeral for 50Multiplication is quite possible with Roman numeralsN is the Roman numeral for noughtOctoginta is the Latin word for LXXXPerplexing is how many of us find Roman numerals to work out todayQuinque is the Latin word for fiveRoman numerals are the numerical branch of the Latin languageS is the Roman numeral for a halfTwo million is (MM)Undeviginti is the Latin word for 19 meaning one from twentyV is the Roman numeral for 5Weight of CXII lbs is a hundred weight or as cwtX is the Roman numeral for 10Yesteryear's calculations of Roman numerals are not the same as todayZero was never used in the Roman numeral system because it wasn't neededQED by David Gambell
1776
The coin is NOT silver. Most circulated coins are valued at $1.00-$3.00. The 1901 Liberty Head nickel is not rare or scarce.
The US year of independence is shown at the bottom of the pyramid on the back of the bill.
Remember Roman numerals from grade school? "V" is the Roman numeral for 5, so you have a nickel.There's more information at the Related Question.
X is 10 in the Roman Numeral Standard XX is two 10's, which is 20
The simplest solution is to convert the Roman numerals to their Hindu-Arabic equivalents, perform the maths upon them, and convert the result back to a Roman numeral.
That's the Roman numeral for 5.
The coin is a 1902 Liberty Head Nickel, the "V" on the back is the Roman numeral 5 and the date is not rare for these coins, in average condition values are $1.00-$3.00
Arabic numerals replaced Roman numerals in the Middle AgesBrackets are used to increase the value of numeralsC is the Roman numeral for 100D is the Roman numeral for 500Etruscans 1st conceived this form of numeracy and they once ruled the RomansFractions were used to a limited extentGreen back dollars have the Roman numerals of MDCCLXXVI on themHundred thousand is (C) and once was (((I)))I is the Roman numeral for 1Jupiter their god was the reason why the Romans wrote out IIII instead of IVKilo means a 1000 which is M as a Roman numeralL is the Roman numeral for 50Multiplication is quite possible with Roman numeralsN is the Roman numeral for noughtOctoginta is the Latin word for LXXXPerplexing is how many of us find Roman numerals to work out todayQuinque is the Latin word for fiveRoman numerals are the numerical branch of the Latin languageS is the Roman numeral for a halfTwo million is (MM)Undeviginti is the Latin word for 19 meaning one from twentyV is the Roman numeral for 5Weight of CXII lbs is a hundred weight or as cwtX is the Roman numeral for 10Yesteryear's calculations of Roman numerals are not the same as todayZero was never used in the Roman numeral system because it wasn't neededQED by David Gambell
1776
It's the Roman Numeral 5
The coin is NOT silver. Most circulated coins are valued at $1.00-$3.00. The 1901 Liberty Head nickel is not rare or scarce.
1776 in Roman numerials
The V on the back suggests the coin is actually a nickel, as V is the Roman numeral for 5. If this is the case, the coin is NOT silver, and values start at around $5 depending on condition.