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The word Liberty is a motto which is the portion of the inscription that has special meaning to the people the coin was made for. The motto is often an inspirational message or an emotionally stirring phrase. The mottos on current U.S. coins are Liberty, In God We Trust, and E Pluribus Unum("out of many, one").

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What word has appeared on every US coin struck since 1792?

GodCorrectionContrary to popular misconceptions, the phrase In God We Trust didn't appear on any US coin until 1864 when it was put on 2¢ pieces minted during the Civil War. In fact, it didn't permanently appear on nickels until 1938. A review of coin designs at CoinFacts.com shows that the only words to appear on all denominations of US coins are the country's name, United States of America (or variations). Even the word Liberty didn't appear on all coins, especially when they carried an image of Miss Liberty. Examples of coins without the word include early nickels, dimes up till 1916, and modern Presidential dollars.


How much is a Statute of Liberty 1880 silver dollar worth?

The picture of Miss Liberty on the coin is similar to the image used on the Statue of Liberty but the coins were first issued 8 years before the Statue of Liberty was put up - 1878 vs. 1886. They're normally called Morgan dollars after their designer, George T. Morgan. There's more information at the Related Question.


Who was miss liberty on us coins?

It depends on the coin to determine who the model was. For example, the Peace Dollar had Liberty modeled after the designer's wife Teresa de Francisci. But the Morgan dollar was modeled after Anna Willess Williams. "Liberty" never meant a real person, but rather a personification of the ideal of Liberty, a bit like the gods and goddesses of ancient Roman and Greek coinage. The US didn't want to be like the European countries and put people on their coinage, instead they wanted to put ideals on them. Rather than be lead by a king or a long-dead hero, they wanted to be lead by the ideal of Liberty.


I have three early 1900 coins with no value printed on the coin There is a picutre of a lady on one side surrounded by stars and a V on the other side with the word cents under the V?

This coin with the "V" is normally called the "v" nickel, the coin is a five cent piece. The coins DO have a value on them - they have the word CENTS, and "V" is the Roman numeral for 5 - remember them? Without knowing the coins' exact dates it's not easy to put a value on them. To give a ballpark figure as of 02/2009, 1900-vintage Liberty nickels retail for about $3-4 in worn condition, $5-6 if moderately worn, $12-14 if only slightly worn.


The value of 1 dollar liberty coin with 13 stars arround the liberty profile 1913 at the back with block profile1 dollar us coin?

It doesn't sound like a genuine US coin. There were no silver dollars struck from 1905 to 1920 inclusive, and no gold $1 commemorative coins were struck in 1913.Please put any additional information you might have about this coin in the Discussion Area.