Rare American coins: their description, and past and present fictitious values . nthe case of the five-cent nickel pieces of 1883,without the word cents, and to this date thethree-cent nickel pieces pass without question asto designated \alue. The five-cen> nickel pieces, as illustrated atthe head of this article, appeared in the summerof 1883, and were coined without the wordcents to the number of two million pieces;but this great quantity failed to appear in circula-tion, as the mint authorities on account of com-plaints of the lack of the word cents and the appearance of the coins gold p
Rare American coins: their description, and past and present fictitious values . nthe case of the five-cent nickel pieces of 1883,without the word cents, and to this date thethree-cent nickel pieces pass without question asto designated \alue. The five-cen> nickel pieces, as illustrated atthe head of this article, appeared in the summerof 1883, and were coined without the wordcents to the number of two million pieces;but this great quantity failed to appear in circula-tion, as the mint authorities on account of com-plaints of the lack of the word cents and the appearance of the coins gold plated (hence liableto deceive as to value) retained in the vaults ofthe mint the greater portion of the issue, andthis incident led to a change in the reverse, andthe word cents was added, and all five-centnickel pieces have appeared since 1883 with thedenomination and value. The 1883 V nickels, without the wordcents, are worth in proof condition, 15 cents;in uncirculated condition, 10 cents; and whenworn or circulated, 7 cents. Dealers pay 6 to 10cents each for these
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