What does a Liberty head nickel look like?

Answer 1

Often called the "Mercury" dime, the front is the profile of a woman with an angel's wing behind her ear. The word "Liberty" is spaced out from left to right, around the top of the dime. The ridges are rimmed.

Answer 2

The Liberty Nickel is 21.2mm in diameter and is 75% copper and 25% nickel. It has a silver colored outside. It is shaped exactly like a modern nickel.

Front: It has a rim around the coin with really small lines on the inside of the rim. It has 13 stars with 6 points each, shaped like the star of David. Inside the stars is the head of Liberty, facing left. She has wavy but not long hair with a tiara that, if the coin isn't really worn down, says liberty. NOTE: Even coins with hardly any wear sometimes have the Liberty worn off the tiara. Her nose is almost flat and points down. Under the neck is the date.

Tails: It has the same rim as the front, with no stars. The words on the coin which wrap around inside the rim say UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with CENTS on the bottom of the coin. In the middle of the coin is a large V with branches of a plant around the V. Over the V and the branches is E PLURIBUS UNUM in small letters.