Rare Century-Old Nickel Sells for $4.2 Million After Being Labeled as Fake

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Rare Century-Old Nickel Sells for $4.2 Million After Being Labeled as Fake
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A century-old nickel -- believed to be fake and missing for several decades -- has sold for some serious cash.

The $4.2M piece of currency just sold, and was made back in 1913 ... with a Liberty head and a simple"V" on the tails. It's one of 5 nickels with that specific design known to be still in existence, with 2 currently in museums.up until 1962, when he was killed in a car crash. The nickel was recovered from the accident, but his family was mistakenly told it wasn't the real deal.The"fake" coin sat in a closet for decades ...

FYI -- 1913 was the year the nickel's design changed from Liberty to a Native American on the head ... but a few OG designs, like this one, were still made under mysterious circumstances at the mint in Philadelphia.

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