1883 Liberty Head Nickel. With CENTS. MS-66+ (PCGS). CAC.Dusted with champagne-pink and golden-gray patina, this wonderfully original Gem also sports smooth surfaces and softly frosted mint luster. Well defined overall for a circulation strike of this design type, most features are boldly to sharply detailed. Despite a significantly higher mintage (16,026,000 vs. 5,474,000 circulation strikes), the 1883 With CENTS nickel is far scarcer than its identically dated No CENTS counterpart in Mint State. Far fewer of the With CENTS coins were saved at the time of issue, most contemporary Americans content to secure only a single example of the new Liberty Head design with no interest in the change to the With CENTS type. This conditionally scarce upper end Gem represents a significant find for the astute collector.
