Certified Cameo Percentage: 14%
Certified Deep Cameo Percentage: 0.9%

The lowest mintage Proof Liberty Head nickel produced up to that point in time, the 1896 considerably scarce by the standards of this type. Just 1,862 coins were struck, compared to the 2,062 pieces produced the year before. This issue presents a challenge to collectors on many fronts, as most survivors are found in grades of Proof-64 and lower, limited by hairlines and other signs of mishandling.

The example to the left was sold by Stack's Bowers Galleries in the June 2012 Baltimore Auction, where it realized $4,406.