Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 168,480,000 (through January 2000)
Proofs: 0

Designer: Felix Schlag

Diameter: 21.2 millimeters

Metal content:
Copper - 75%
Nickel - 25%

Weight: 5 grams

Edge: Plain

Mintmark: Small "D" (for Denver, Colorado) below the date on the lower right obverse

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Notes:
The finest Uncirculated non-Full Step examples graded by PCGS are 4 MS-66's.

The finest Uncirculated Full Step examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-67's.

Sources and recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The Professional Coin Grading Service