Help!! What is the date!!

[Cbird]

I came across this V nickel in some change I got from a small convenience store. I noticed how different it looked from other coins and immediately became interested in it's history. I went online and saw that the Liberty V nickels from the late 1800's are very collectible-and some valuable too-like the ones made in 1885 and 1886. This is where I need help.the last digit in the year is not clearly visible so I'm hoping for somebody to help me identify the year from the following picture of the coin

 

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[fmrUSMC_0844]

Your picture isnt very clear. Can you get a better one?

 

[Cbird]

How about this picture

 

[fmrUSMC_0844]

Those are better. I think I see an 8 on the end there. But its pretty hard to tell. Thats a great find in change!!

 

[sprailroad]

Kind of looks like 1888 to me also. If so, there were 10,720,483 minted, worth about $28.00 in "GOOD" condition, as of Sept. 2015, & Jan. 2016, (Source: U.S. Coin Prices Magazine). If you just can't tell, there is a thing called "Nic-a-date", it is made for Nickels, and a drop of will almost always bring out the number. It has worked on a couple of buffalo's for me, unless the number is TOO FAR gone. The stuff is hard to find anymore though.

 

[paulb104]

If you just can't tell, there is a thing called "Nic-a-date", it is made for Nickels, and a drop of will almost always bring out the number. It has worked on a couple of buffalo's for me, unless the number is TOO FAR gone. The stuff is hard to find anymore though.

Just to show the actual product https://www.amazon.com/Nic-A-Lene-Nic-A-Date-Nickel-Date-Restorer/dp/B002CJ1X4E

 

[Itsmine]

Sometimes if you do a pencil rubbing the date will pop out. Place a sheet of notebook paper over it and lightly rub a pencil over the date. This works great for finding info from old tombstones that have worn away too....