Circulation coins were made from 1883 to 1912. The famed 1913 nickels were unauthorized strikes. See www.coinfacts.com for pictures and mintages.
Buffalo nickels were made from 1913 to 1938. Nickels made from 1883 to 1912 are called Liberty nickels, or sometimes V nickels because they had the Roman numeral V (i.e. 5) on the reverse side.
Before the Jefferson nickels and the Buffalo nickels, there used to be nickels with a V on them. V is the roman numeral for five.
Please check your coin again and post a new question. The first US nickels were made in 1866 and Liberty nickels (with a Roman numeral V, or 5, on the back were made from 1883 to 1912
Please check your coin again and post a new question. Liberty nickels (with a Roman numeral V, or 5, on the back were made from 1883 to 1912. All nickels minted since mid-1938 have been Jefferson nickels.
No. "V" nickels, also called Liberty Head nickels, consist of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
Please check your coin again and post a new question. Liberty nickels (with a Roman numeral V, or 5, on the back) were made from 1883 to 1912. All nickels minted in 1935 would be buffalo (a/k/a Indian head) nickels.
All Liberty Head nickels are made from the same alloy as current nickels: 75% copper mixed with 25% nickel. Regardless of common misunderstandings, the only US nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" made during WWII when nickel metal was needed for the war effort.
All Liberty Head nickels (1883-1912) are made from 75% copper & 25% nickel.
It is not a "V" cent, but rather is known as a "V" or "Liberty Head" nickel. Like all US nickels, it is struck from 75% copper and 25% nickel.
What country? What denomination? The last U.S. coins to have a V on them were Liberty nickels made from 1883 to 1912, so you must have something else.
The last circulating Liberty or V nickels were minted in 1912. Five more were dated 1913 and have been in collections ever since.
The last V nickels struck for circulation were dated 1912. All 1920 nickels carry the Indian head design.