Meanings
nounV nickel (plural V nickels)
plural V nickels
- numismatic slangA Liberty Head nickel.
2 1942 mercs from the same hole once. Underwater, in a creek where an old swinging bridge once crossed. I found 7 silver coins that day, and a v nickel. Havent got another coin in the same place since.
2001 March 23, GiLL<}}}><, “Two of a kind”, in alt.treasure.hunting (Usenet), retrieved 02 Jan 2023
Origin
In reference to the Roman numeral V on the coin's reverse.
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V nickel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%20nickel
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“V nickel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%20nickel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “V nickel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/V%20nickel.
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