Quick view 1883-1912 Liberty Head Nickel with Cents Fine In 1883, the new Liberty head nickel featured only a large Roman numeral V for the five cent denomination. Swindlers gold-plated some of those coins and passed them off as $5 gold pieces. The U.S. Mint quickly caught on and revised the reverse design to... MSRP: Was: Now: $12.00 Add to Cart Compare