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JEFFERSON FIVE CENTS (1938-DATE)

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NICKEL PLANCHETS (1938-1942)
Date |
Mintage for Circulation |
Mintage of Proofs |
Notes |
1938 |
19,496,000
|
19,365
|
|
1938-D |
5,376,000
|
0
|
|
1938-S |
4,105,000
|
0
|
|
1939 |
120,615,000
|
12,535
|
Look
for the rare variety with the words
"MONTICELLO" and "FIVE CENTS"
doubled on the reverse. |
1939-D |
3,514,000
|
0
|
|
1939-S |
6,630,000
|
0
|
|
1940 |
176,485,000
|
14,158
|
|
1940-D |
43,540,000
|
0
|
|
1940-S |
39,690,000
|
0
|
|
1941 |
203,265,000
|
18,720
|
|
1941-D |
53,432,000
|
0
|
|
1941-S |
43,445,000
|
0
|
|
1942 |
49,789,000
|
29,600
|
|
1942-D |
13,938,000
|
0
|
|
WARTIME COMPOSITION PLANCHETS (1942-1945) |
Date |
Mintage for Circulation |
Mintage of Proofs |
Notes |
1942-P |
57,873,000
|
27,600
|
|
1942-S |
32,900,000
|
0
|
|
1943-P |
271,165,000
|
0
|
Look
for the rare 1943/2 overdate and the "Doubled
Eye" varieties. |
1943-D |
15,294,000
|
0
|
|
1943-S |
104,060,000
|
0
|
|
1944-P |
119,150,000
|
0
|
1944
nickels without the mint mark on the reverse are
counterfeits. |
1944-D |
32,309,000
|
0
|
|
1944-S |
21,640,000
|
0
|
|
1945-P |
119,408,100
|
0
|
Look
for the Doubled Die Reverse. |
1945-D |
37,158,000
|
0
|
|
1945-S |
58,939,000
|
0
|
|
NICKEL PLANCHETS (RESUMED 1946-DATE) |
Date |
Mintage for Circulation |
Mintage of Proofs |
Notes |
1946 |
161,116,000
|
0
|
|
1946-D |
45,292,200
|
0
|
|
1946-S |
13,560,000
|
0
|
|
1947 |
95,000,000
|
0
|
|
1947-D |
37,822,000
|
0
|
|
1947-S |
24,720,000
|
0
|
|
1948 |
89,348,000
|
0
|
|
1948-D |
44,734,000
|
0
|
|
1948-S |
11,300,000
|
0
|
|
1949 |
60,652,000
|
0
|
|
1949-D |
36,498,000
|
0
|
Look
for the D/S variety. |
1949-S |
9,716,000
|
0
|
|
1950 |
9,796,000
|
51,386
|
|
1950-D |
2,630,030
|
0
|
|
1951 |
28,552,000
|
57,500
|
|
1951-D |
20,460,000
|
0
|
|
1951-S |
7,776,000
|
0
|
|
1952 |
63,988,000
|
81,980
|
|
1952-D |
30,638,000
|
0
|
|
1952-S |
20,572,000
|
0
|
|
1953 |
46,644,000
|
128,800
|
|
1953-D |
59,878,600
|
0
|
|
1953-S |
19,210,900
|
0
|
|
1954 |
47,684,050
|
233,300
|
|
1954-D |
117,183,060
|
0
|
|
1954-S |
29,384,000
|
0
|
Look
for the S/D mintmark variety. |
1955 |
7,888,000
|
378,200
|
|
1955-D |
74,464,100
|
0
|
Look
for the D/S mintmark variety. |
1956 |
35,216,000
|
669,384
|
|
1956-D |
67,222,940
|
0
|
|
1957 |
38,408,000
|
1,247,952
|
|
1957-D |
136,828,900
|
0
|
|
1958 |
17,088,000
|
875,652
|
|
1958-D |
168,249,120
|
0
|
|
1959 |
27,248,000
|
1,149,291
|
|
1959-D |
160,738,240
|
0
|
|
1960 |
55,416,000
|
1,691,602
|
|
1960-D |
192,582,180
|
0
|
|
1961 |
73,640,100
|
3,028,144
|
|
1961-D |
229,342,760
|
0
|
|
1962 |
97,384,000
|
3,218,019
|
|
1962-D |
280,195,720
|
0
|
|
1963 |
178,851,645
|
3,075,645
|
|
1963-D |
276,829,460
|
0
|
|
1964 |
1,028,622,762
|
3,950,762
|
|
1964-D |
1,787,297,160
|
0
|
|
1965 |
136,131,380
|
2,360,000*
|
*The
Proof mintage is for Special Mint Sets, which
contained specially prepared coins that were not quite
up to Proof standards. |
1966 |
156,208,283
|
2,261,583*
|
In
1966, almost thirty years after the Jefferson Nickel
first appeared, the designer's initials (F.S. for
Felix Schlag) were added to the obverse below
Jefferson's bust. *The Proof mintage is for
Special Mint Sets, which contained specially prepared
coins that were not quite up to Proof standards. |
1967 |
107,325,800
|
1,863,344*
|
*The
Proof mintage is for Special Mint Sets, which
contained specially prepared coins that were not quite
up to Proof standards. |
1968-D |
91,227,880
|
0
|
|
1968-S |
100,396,004
|
3,041,506
|
Beginning
in 1968, the mintmark was moved from the reverse of
the coin to the obverse just below the date. |
1969-D |
202,807,500
|
0
|
|
1969-S |
120,075,000
|
2,934,631
|
|
1970-D |
515,485,380
|
0
|
|
1970-S |
238,832,004
|
2,632,810
|
|
1971 |
106,884,000
|
0
|
|
1971-D |
316,144,800
|
0
|
|
1971-S |
0
|
3,220,733
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. Some Proof Nickels of this year
were made without a mintmark. They are very rare
errors. |
1972 |
202,036,000
|
0
|
|
1972-D |
351,694,600
|
0
|
|
1972-S |
0
|
3,260,996
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1973 |
384,396,000
|
0
|
|
1973-D |
361,405,000
|
0
|
|
1973-S |
0
|
2,760,339
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1974 |
601,752,000
|
0
|
|
1974-D |
277,373,000
|
0
|
|
1974-S |
0
|
2,612,568
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1975 |
181,772,000
|
0
|
|
1975-D |
401,875,300
|
0
|
|
1975-S |
0
|
2,845,450
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1976 |
367,124,000
|
0
|
|
1976-D |
563,964,147
|
0
|
|
1976-S |
0
|
4,149,730
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1977 |
585,376,000
|
0
|
|
1977-D |
297,313,422
|
0
|
|
1977-S |
0
|
3,251,152
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1978 |
391,308,000
|
0
|
|
1978-D |
313,092,780
|
0
|
|
1978-S |
0
|
3,127,781
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1979 |
463,188,000
|
0
|
|
1979-D |
325,867,672
|
0
|
|
1979-S |
0
|
3,677,175
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. Found with "Blob" and
Clear mintmarks, with the Clear version being the
rarer of the two. |
1980-P |
593,004,000
|
0
|
|
1980-D |
502,323,448
|
0
|
|
1980-S |
0
|
3,554,806
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1981-P |
657,504,000
|
0
|
|
1981-D |
364,801,843
|
0
|
|
1981-S |
0
|
4,063,083
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. Found with "Blob" and
Clear mintmarks. |
1982-P |
292,355,000
|
0
|
|
1982-D |
373,726,544
|
0
|
|
1982-S |
3,857,479
|
0
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1983-P |
561,615,000
|
0
|
|
1983-D |
536,726,276
|
0
|
|
1983-S |
0
|
3,279,126
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1984-P |
746,769,000
|
0
|
|
1984-D |
517,675,146
|
0
|
|
1984-S |
0
|
3,065,110
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1985-P |
647,114,962
|
0
|
|
1985-D |
459,747,446
|
0
|
|
1985-S |
0
|
3,362,821
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1986-P |
536,883,483
|
0
|
|
1986-D |
361,819,140
|
0
|
|
1986-S |
0
|
3,010,497
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1987-P |
371,499,481
|
0
|
|
1987-D |
410,590,604
|
0
|
|
1987-S |
0
|
4,227,728
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1988-P |
771,360,000
|
0
|
|
1988-D |
663,771,652
|
0
|
|
1988-S |
0
|
3,262,948
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1989-P |
898,812,000
|
0
|
|
1989-D |
570,842,474
|
|
|
1989-S |
0
|
3,220,194
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1990-P |
661,636,000
|
0
|
|
1990-D |
663,938,503
|
0
|
|
1990-S |
0
|
3,299,559
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1991-P |
614,104,000
|
0
|
|
1991-D |
436,496,678
|
0
|
|
1991-S |
0
|
2,867,787
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1992-P |
399,552,000
|
0
|
|
1992-D |
450,565,113
|
0
|
|
1992-S |
0
|
4,176,560
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1993-P |
412,076,000
|
0
|
|
1993-D |
406,084,135
|
0
|
|
1993-S |
0
|
3,394,792
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1994-P |
722,160,000
|
0
|
|
|
1994-P
Matte
|
167,703
|
0
|
Special
uncirculated Nickels were included in the 1994
Sets. They are extremely well struck, like Proof
coins, but have a satiny, matte appearance. |
1994-D |
715,762,110
|
0
|
|
1994-S |
0
|
3,269,923
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1995-P |
774,156,000
|
0
|
|
1995-D |
888,112,000
|
0
|
|
1995-S |
0
|
2,797,481
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1996-P |
829,332,000
|
0
|
|
1996-D |
817,736,000
|
0
|
|
1996-S |
0
|
2,525,625
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1997-P |
470,972,000
|
0
|
|
|
1997-P
Matte
|
25,000
|
0
|
Special
uncirculated Nickels were included in the 1997 Botanic
Gardens Sets. They are extremely well struck,
like Proof coins, but have a satiny, matte appearance. |
1997-D |
466,640,000
|
0
|
|
1997-S |
0
|
2,796,678
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1998-P |
688,292,000
|
0
|
|
1998-D |
635,380,000
|
0
|
|
1998-S |
0
|
2,086,507
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
1999-P |
1,212,000,000
|
0
|
|
1999-D |
1,066,720,000
|
0
|
|
1999-S |
0
|
2,543,401
|
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
|
2000-P
|
31,200,000
(through January 2000)
|
0
|
|
|
2000-D
|
168,480,000
(through January 2000)
|
0
|
|
|
2000-S
|
0
|
3,082,483 |
Struck
only as Proofs and available originally only in Proof
sets. |
|
2001-P
|
675,704,000
|
0 |
|
|
2001-D
|
627,680,000
|
0 |
|
|