July 12, 2009 With 39,559,372 pieces minted a 1911 Liberty Nickel is a fairly common coin. Its value is shown in the chart below. "V" of course is the Roman numeral for 5.
Circulated Grades G4....................$5 VG15................$8 VF30.................$15 EF40.................$32 Uncirculated Grades MS60................$80 MS63................$135 MS64................$280 MS65................$750 MS66................$1450
Remember Roman numerals? The V on the back represents 5(*)
This coin is usually called a Liberty Head nickel - there's more information at the Related Question.
(*) ... regardless of the common misconceptions that it stands for "Victory" or somehow represents Queen Victoria of England ...
The 1911 LIBERTY HEAD nickel is common, values for average circulated coins are $1.00-$3.00.
The V is the Roman numeral for 5, signifying that a nickel is worth 5 cents.
1911 is the highest mintage year for Liberty Head nickels. Circulated coins run from $3.00 to $40.00 depending on condition but most are low grade and sell for $3.00-$5.00.
1911 is the highest mintage year for Liberty Head nickels. Circulated coins run from $3.00 to $40.00 depending on condition but most are low grade and sell for $3.00-$5.00
It's the Roman Numeral 5
The 1911 LIBERTY HEAD nickel is common, values for average circulated coins are $1.00-$3.00.
The V is the Roman numeral for 5, signifying that a nickel is worth 5 cents.
1911 is the highest mintage year for Liberty Head nickels. Circulated coins run from $3.00 to $40.00 depending on condition but most are low grade and sell for $3.00-$5.00
1911 is the highest mintage year for Liberty Head nickels. Circulated coins run from $3.00 to $40.00 depending on condition but most are low grade and sell for $3.00-$5.00.
It's the Roman Numeral 5
Most likely this "doubling" is caused by erosion of the die, which happened often from striking these harder metal coins. Value a couple dollars.
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Remember Roman numerals? V stands for 5 (as in 5 cents), not victory. What you have is called a Liberty nickel or sometimes a V nickel. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1912 US nickel?"
15x its face value if you can read the date
About $9.
My strong guess is that your "dime" is actually the same size and thickness as a nickel, because .................. it IS a nickel. The "V" is of course the Roman numeral meaning 5.In addition, it's not made of silver, but an alloy of copper and nickel, AND it could not have the so-called Mercury design because that wasn't introduced until 1916.What you have is called a Liberty nickel. 1911 is a fairly common year: In worn condition it retails for about $3. With moderate wear, about $10, and with almost no wear, $30.
A) The buffalo nickel design was not introduced until 1913B) The buffalo design does not show the head of a buffalo, it shows the entire animal.If you are referring to a 1911 Liberty nickel, its retail value is $3 to $20 depending on condition.If you are referring to a Buffalo nickel (also called an Indian head nickel) you can find a range of values at this site, among others: