The 1909 Liberty Nickel
March 11, 2026
The Liberty Nickel was officially produced for circulation from 1883 through 1912, and it served its purpose well for the three decades it was struck. Designed by Charles E. Barber, the coin was a product of its time, a practical canvas for a portrait of Miss Liberty on the obverse and a straightforward, if ornate, motif on the reverse conveying the coin’s five-cent denomination by way of a large Roman numeral “V” (for “Five”) along with requisite inscriptions of the time.
From PCGS