How much is a 1912 liberty head nickel worth?

8-15-11>>> Assuming the coin is circulated and has no mintmark, the 1912 Philadelphia issue is a higher mintage coin. For an accurate assessment of value the coin needs to be seen and graded. Coins that have mintmarks have higher values. Given values are for the more common Philadelphia issue. Most coins of this type have seen heavy use and show a lot of wear. In general retail values for low grade coins are $3.00-$10.00, better grade are $30.00-$48.00 and coins showing almost no wear run from $50.00-$66.00. Values are a market average and only for coins in collectible condition, coins that are bent, corroded, scratched, used as jewelry or have been cleaned have far less value if any to a collector or dealer.

NOTE: The mintmarks are very small, they are on the reverse to the left of the 'C' in CENTS.