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Jefferson Nickel

1938–2025 · 254 coins

Decade

Mint

Year	Mint	Mintage	Proof	Notes
1938	P	19,515,365	19,365	First year Jefferson nickel, designed by Felix Schlag
1938	D	5,376,000	—	First year Denver — low mintage
1938	S	4,105,000	—	First year San Francisco — low mintage
1939	P	120,627,535	12,535	Doubled Monticello reverse (DDR) variety exists
1939	D	3,514,000	—	KEY DATE — lowest regular-issue Jefferson nickel mintage after 1950-D
1939	S	6,630,000	—	Semi-key date
1940	P	176,499,158	14,158
1940	D	43,540,000	—
1940	S	39,690,000	—
1941	P	203,265,000	18,720
1941	D	53,432,000	—
1941	S	43,445,000	—
1942	P	49,818,600	29,600	Regular copper-nickel composition
1942	D	13,938,000	—	Regular copper-nickel; D/D RPM variety exists
1942	P	57,900,600	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver, large P above Monticello. First US coin with P mint mark
1942	S	32,900,000	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver, large S above Monticello
1943	P	271,165,000	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver; 1943-P 3 over 2 overdate variety exists
1943	D	15,294,000	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver
1943	S	104,060,000	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver
1944	P	119,150,000	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver
1944	D	32,309,000	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver
1944	S	21,640,000	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver
1945	P	119,408,100	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver; last year of silver alloy
1945	D	37,158,000	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver
1945	S	58,939,000	—	WAR NICKEL — 35% silver
1946	P	161,116,000	—	Return to copper-nickel composition; P mint mark removed
1946	D	45,292,200	—
1946	S	13,560,000	—
1947	P	95,000,000	—
1947	D	37,822,000	—
1947	S	24,720,000	—
1948	P	89,348,000	—
1948	D	44,734,000	—
1948	S	11,300,000	—
1949	P	60,652,000	—
1949	D	36,498,000	—
1949	S	9,716,000	—	Better date — lower S-mint production
1950	P	9,847,386	51,386	Better date; proofs resume
1950	D	2,630,030	—	KEY DATE — lowest mintage regular-issue Jefferson nickel
1951	P	28,609,500	57,500
1951	D	20,460,000	—
1951	S	7,776,000	—	Semi-key — last low-mintage S-mint
1952	P	64,069,980	81,980
1952	D	30,638,000	—
1952	S	20,572,000	—
1953	P	46,644,000	128,800
1953	D	59,878,600	—
1953	S	19,210,900	—
1954	P	47,917,350	233,300
1954	D	117,183,060	—
1954	S	29,384,000	—	Last year S-mint nickels until 1968 proofs
1955	P	8,266,200	378,200	Low mintage year
1955	D	74,464,100	—	D/S overmintmark variety reported
1956	P	35,885,384	669,384
1956	D	67,222,940	—
1957	P	38,408,000	1,247,952
1957	D	136,828,900	—
1958	P	17,088,000	875,652	Lower mintage year
1958	D	168,249,120	—
1959	P	28,397,000	1,149,291
1959	D	160,738,240	—
1960	P	57,107,602	1,691,602
1960	D	192,582,180	—
1961	P	76,668,070	3,028,144
1961	D	229,342,760	—
1962	P	100,602,019	3,218,019
1962	D	280,195,720	—
1963	P	178,851,645	3,075,645
1963	D	276,829,460	—
1964	P	1,028,622,762	3,950,762	Massive mintage due to coin shortage
1964	D	1,787,297,160	—	Highest mintage Jefferson nickel of the era
1965	P	136,131,380	—	No mint marks 1965-1967; SMS produced instead of proofs
1966	P	156,208,283	—	No mint marks; SMS year
1967	P	107,325,800	—	No mint marks; SMS year
1968	P	91,227,880	—	Mint marks resume on nickels
1968	D	101,509,930	—
1968	S	—	3,041,506	Proof only — S-mint proofs begin
1969	P	120,165,000	—
1969	D	202,807,500	—
1969	S	—	2,934,631
1970	P	515,485,380	—
1970	D	241,464,814	—
1970	S	—	2,632,810
1971	P	106,884,000	—
1971	D	316,144,800	—
1971	S	—	3,220,733	No-S proof exists — extremely rare ($500-$1,000+)
1972	P	202,036,000	—
1972	D	351,694,600	—
1972	S	—	3,260,996
1973	P	384,396,000	—
1973	D	261,405,000	—
1973	S	—	2,760,339
1974	P	601,752,000	—
1974	D	277,373,000	—
1974	S	—	2,612,568
1975	P	181,772,000	—
1975	D	401,875,300	—
1975	S	—	2,845,450
1976	P	367,124,000	—
1976	D	563,964,147	—
1976	S	—	4,149,730
1977	P	585,376,000	—
1977	D	297,313,422	—
1977	S	—	3,251,152
1978	P	391,308,000	—
1978	D	313,092,780	—
1978	S	—	3,127,781
1979	P	463,188,000	—
1979	D	325,867,672	—
1979	S	—	3,677,175	Type 1 (filled S) and Type 2 (clear S) proof varieties
1980	P	593,004,000	—
1980	D	502,323,448	—
1980	S	—	3,554,806
1981	P	657,504,000	—
1981	D	364,801,843	—
1981	S	—	4,063,083	Type 1 (filled S) and Type 2 (clear S) proof varieties
1982	P	292,355,000	—	P mint mark now appears on Philadelphia nickels
1982	D	373,726,544	—
1982	S	—	3,857,479
1983	P	561,615,000	—
1983	D	536,726,276	—
1983	S	—	3,279,126
1984	P	746,769,000	—
1984	D	517,675,146	—
1984	S	—	3,065,110
1985	P	647,114,962	—
1985	D	459,747,446	—
1985	S	—	3,362,821
1986	P	536,883,483	—
1986	D	361,819,140	—
1986	S	—	3,010,497
1987	P	371,772,000	—
1987	D	410,590,604	—
1987	S	—	4,227,728
1988	P	771,360,000	—
1988	D	663,771,652	—
1988	S	—	3,262,948
1989	P	898,812,000	—
1989	D	570,842,474	—
1989	S	—	3,220,194
1990	P	661,636,000	—
1990	D	663,938,503	—
1990	S	—	3,299,559
1991	P	614,104,000	—
1991	D	436,496,678	—
1991	S	—	2,867,787
1992	P	399,552,000	—
1992	D	450,565,113	—
1992	S	—	4,176,560
1993	P	412,076,000	—
1993	D	406,084,135	—
1993	S	—	3,394,792
1994	P	722,160,000	—	Matte finish special strike exists
1994	D	715,762,110	—
1994	S	—	3,269,923
1995	P	774,156,000	—
1995	D	888,112,000	—
1995	S	—	2,797,481
1996	P	829,332,000	—
1996	D	817,736,000	—
1996	S	—	2,796,678
1997	P	470,972,000	—	Matte finish special strike exists
1997	D	466,640,000	—
1997	S	—	2,796,678
1998	P	688,272,000	—
1998	D	635,360,000	—
1998	S	—	2,086,507
1999	P	1,066,720,000	—
1999	D	1,297,340,000	—
1999	S	—	3,347,966
2000	P	846,240,000	—
2000	D	1,509,520,000	—
2000	S	—	4,047,993
2001	P	675,704,000	—
2001	D	627,680,000	—
2001	S	—	3,184,606
2002	P	539,280,000	—
2002	D	691,592,000	—
2002	S	—	3,211,995
2003	P	441,840,000	—
2003	D	383,040,000	—
2003	S	—	3,298,439
2004	P	361,440,000	—	Westward Journey — Peace Medal reverse
2004	D	372,000,000	—	Westward Journey — Peace Medal reverse
2004	P	344,880,000	—	Westward Journey — Keelboat reverse
2004	D	353,040,000	—	Westward Journey — Keelboat reverse
2004	S	—	2,965,422	Proof — Peace Medal reverse
2004	S	—	2,965,422	Proof — Keelboat reverse
2005	P	394,080,000	—	Westward Journey — American Bison; new forward-facing obverse by Joe Fitzgerald
2005	D	411,120,000	—	Westward Journey — American Bison; Speared Bison variety exists
2005	P	411,120,000	—	Westward Journey — Ocean in View
2005	D	394,080,000	—	Westward Journey — Ocean in View; Detached Leg variety
2005	S	—	3,344,679	Proof — American Bison reverse
2005	S	—	3,344,679	Proof — Ocean in View reverse
2006	P	693,120,000	—	Return to Monticello — new Franki reverse design, forward-facing obverse retained
2006	D	741,464,000	—	Return to Monticello reverse
2006	S	—	3,054,436
2007	P	571,680,000	—
2007	D	626,160,000	—
2007	S	—	2,577,166
2008	P	279,840,000	—
2008	D	345,120,000	—
2008	S	—	2,169,561
2009	P	39,840,000	—	Very low mintage — Great Recession; keep in UNC!
2009	D	46,800,000	—	Very low mintage — Great Recession; keep in UNC!
2009	S	—	2,179,867
2010	P	260,640,000	—
2010	D	229,280,000	—
2010	S	—	1,689,216
2011	P	339,840,000	—
2011	D	277,200,000	—
2011	S	—	1,673,010
2012	P	465,360,000	—
2012	D	400,800,000	—
2012	S	—	1,237,415
2013	P	432,000,000	—
2013	D	356,880,000	—
2013	S	—	1,316,749
2014	P	570,240,000	—
2014	D	480,240,000	—
2014	S	—	1,306,624
2015	P	752,640,000	—
2015	D	593,760,000	—
2015	S	—	1,252,594
2016	P	668,640,000	—
2016	D	602,400,000	—
2016	S	—	1,370,724
2017	P	707,568,000	—
2017	D	590,400,000	—
2017	S	—	1,255,402
2018	P	583,040,000	—
2018	D	562,680,000	—
2018	S	—	1,190,148
2019	P	498,240,000	—
2019	D	502,800,000	—
2019	S	—	1,098,577
2020	P	512,160,000	—
2020	D	476,640,000	—
2020	S	—	882,510
2021	P	434,400,000	—
2021	D	440,400,000	—
2021	S	—	860,867
2022	P	547,200,000	—
2022	D	466,560,000	—
2022	S	—	785,060
2023	P	498,240,000	—
2023	D	453,600,000	—
2023	S	—	750,000
2024	P	480,000,000	—
2024	D	460,000,000	—
2024	S	—	720,000
2025	P	460,000,000	—	Estimated — production ongoing
2025	D	440,000,000	—	Estimated — production ongoing
2025	S	—	700,000	Estimated — production ongoing

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