United States nickel mintage figures explained

These are the mintage quantities for strikings of the United States nickel.

D = Denver Mint

S = San Francisco Mint

W = West Point Mint

Parenthesis around the mint mark denotes that the coin does not have a mint mark on the coin, but was minted in that location.

Designs

Shield nickels (1866–1883)

See main article: Shield nickel.

With Rays, 1866–1867
YearMintMintageComments
1866(P)14,742,500First year of issue
1867(P)2,019,000Last year with rays on reverse of coin. Most 1867 shield nickels are of the "No Rays" variety.
Without Rays, 1867–1883
YearMintMintageComments
1867(P)28,890,500Type 2, Without Rays
1868(P)28,817,000
1869(P)16,395,000
1870(P)4,806,000
1871(P)561,000
1872(P)6,036,000
1873(P)4,549,100Includes Open 3 and Closed 3 varieties
1874(P)3,538,000
1875(P)2,097,000
1876(P)2,530,000
1877(P)900Proof only
1878(P)2,350Proof only
1879(P)29,100
1880(P)19,995Key date
1881(P)72,375
1882(P)11,476,600
1883(P)1,456,919Last year of issue

Liberty Head V nickel (1883–1913)

See main article: Liberty Head nickel.

Liberty Head V Nickel (1883-1913)
YearMintMintageComments
1883(P)5,479,5191883, No "CENTS" on reverse
(P)16,032,9831883, With "CENTS" on reverse
1884(P)11,273,942
1885(P)1,476,490Key date
1886(P)3,330,290Key date
1887(P)15,263,652
1888(P)10,720,483
1889(P)15,881,361
1890(P)16,259,272
1891(P)16,834,350
1892(P)11,699,642
1893(P)13,370,195
1894(P)5,413,132
1895(P)9,979,884
1896(P)8,842,920
1897(P)20,428,735
1898(P)12,532,087
1899(P)26,029,031
1900(P)27,255,995
1901(P)26,480,213
1902(P)31,480,579
1903(P)28,006,725
1904(P)21,404,984
1905(P)29,827,276
1906(P)38,613,725
1907(P)39,214,800
1908(P)22,686,177
1909(P)11,590,526
1910(P)30,169,353
1911(P)39,559,372Highest mintage of the series
1912(P)26,236,714
D8,474,000Only year minted at the Denver Mint
S238,000Only year minted at the San Francisco Mint, Key date
1913(P)5Incredibly rare, 5 known to exist

Indian Head (or Buffalo) nickel (1913–1938)

See main article: Buffalo nickel.

Indian Head (or Buffalo) nickel 1913–1938
YearMintMintageComments
1913, Type 1(P)30,993,520Type 1, mound on reverse
D5,337,000Type 1, mound on reverse
S2,105,000Type 1, mound on reverse
1913, Type 2(P)29,858,700Type 2, flat on reverse
D4,156,000Type 2, flat on reverse
S1,209,000Type 2, flat on reverse, Key date
1914(P)20,665,738Includes 4 Over 3 variety
D3,912,000Semi-key date
S3,470,000
1915(P)20,987,270
D7,569,500
S1,505,000Semi-key date
1916(P)63,498,066
D13,333,000
S11,860,000
1917(P)51,424,029
D9,910,800
S4,193,000
1918(P)32,086,314
D8,362,314Includes 8 Over 7 variety
S4,882,000
1919(P)60,868,000
D8,006,000
S7,521,000
1920(P)63,093,000
D9,418,000
S9,689,000
1921(P)10,663,000
S1,557,000Semi-key date
1923(P)35,715,000No buffalo nickels were made in 1922. Production resumed in 1923
S6,142,000Semi-key date
1924(P)21,620,000
D5,258,000
S1,437,000Semi-key date
1925(P)35,565,100
D4,450,000
S6,256,000
1926(P)44,693,000
D5,638,000
S970,000Semi-key date
1927(P)37,981,000
D5,730,000
S3,430,000
1928(P)23,411,000
D6,436,000
S6,936,000
1929(P)36,446,000
D8,370,000
S7,754,000
1930(P)22,849,000
S5,435,000
1931S1,200,000Only S mintmarks for 1931. Semi-key date
1934(P)20,213,003No nickels minted during 1932 and 1933. Production resumes 1934
D7,480,000
1935(P)58,264,000
D12,092,000
S10,300,000
1936(P)119,001,420Highest mintage of the series
D24,814,000Includes the rare "3 and 1/2 Legs" variety
S14,930,000
1937(P)79,485,769Second-highest mintage of the series
D17,826,000Includes the rare "3 Legs" variety
S5,635,000
1938D7,020,000Includes the "D on S" variety, 1938 Buffalo nickels were only minted in Denver

Jefferson Head nickels (1938–present)

See main article: Jefferson nickel.

Jefferson nickels have been minted since 1938 at the Philadelphia and Denver mints and from the San Francisco mint until 1970. Key dates for the series include the 1939-D, and 1950-D nickels. The 1939-D nickel with a mintage of 3,514,000 coins is the second lowest behind the 1950-D nickel. The cause of the key date of 1939 stems from the new design that excited collectors the year prior, after the initial hype had settled down fewer nickels were saved.[1] 2,630,000 nickels were minted in Denver in 1950, this remains the lowest mintage for the Denver mint in the series. Despite its low mintage the nickel is not rare, its value is thought to be connected to the brilliant uncirculated roll boom that burst between 1963 and 1964.[2] On the opposite spectrum, the year 1964 saw the largest combined mintage of nickels to date. The result of the large mintages were due to a widespread shortage of small change that was blamed on coin collectors.[3] the following year, The Coinage Act of 1965 removed all mint marks from nickels that were issued by the mints, this lasted until 1968 when the mintmark was moved from the reverse to the obverse side of the coin.[4]

Pre-War Composition (75% copper, 25% nickel) 1938-1942
YearMintMintageComments
1938(P)19,515,365First year of issue
D5,376,000
S4,105,000
1939(P)120,627,535
D3,514,000Semi-key date
S6,630,000
1940(P)176,499,158
D43,540,000
S39,690,000
1941(P)203,283,720
D53,432,000
S43,445,000
1942(P)49,818,600
D13,938,000
Wartime Composition (56% copper, 35% silver, 9% manganese) 1942-1945
YearMintMintageComments
1942P57,900,600Can be told apart from the non-silver nickels since these have a mintmark above Monticello.
S32,900,000
1943P271,165,000
D15,294,000
S104,060,000
1944P119,150,000
D32,309,000
S21,640,000
1945P119,408,100
D37,158,000
S58,939,000
Post-War Composition (75% copper, 25% nickel) 1946-2003
YearMintMintageComments
1946(P)161,116,000
D45,292,200
S13,560,000
1947(P)95,000,000
D37,822,000
S24,720,000
1948(P)89,348,000
D44,734,000
S11,300,000
1949(P)60,652,000
D36,498,000
S9,716,000
1950(P)9,847,386
D2,630,030Key date
1951(P)28,609,500
D20,460,000
S7,776,000
1952(P)64,069,980
D30,638,000
S20,572,000
1953(P)46,772,800
D59,878,600
S19,210,900
1954(P)47,917,350
D117,136,560
S29,384,000
1955(P)8,266,200
D74,464,100
1956(P)35,885,384
D67,222,940
1957(P)39,655,952
D136,828,900
1958(P)17,963,652
D168,249,120
1959(P)28,397,291
D160,738,240
1960(P)57,107,602
D192,582,180
1961(P)76,668,244
D229,342,760
1962(P)110,602,019
D280,195,720
1963(P)178,851,645
D276,829,460
1964(P)1,028,622,762
D1,787,297,160
1965(P/D/S)136,131,380Mintmarks suspended until 1968 to discourage coin collecting.
1966(P/D/S)156,208,283Mintmarks suspended until 1968 to discourage coin collecting.
1967(P/D/S)107,325,800Mintmarks suspended until 1968 to discourage coin collecting.
1968D91,227,880
S100,396,004
1969D202,807,500
S123,099,631
1970D515,485,380
S241,464,814
1971(P)106,884,000
D316,144,800
S3,220,733Proof only. Includes the very rare "No S" variety, of which there are ~200 known.
1972(P)202,036,000
D351,694,600
S3,260,996Proof only
1973(P)384,396,000
D261,405,000
S2,760,339Proof only
1974(P)601,752,000
D277,373,000
S2,612,568Proof only
1975(P)181,772,000
D401,875,300
S2,845,450Proof only
1976(P)367,124,000
D563,964,147
S2,845,450Proof only
1977(P)585,376,000
D297,313,460
S3,251,152Proof only
1978(P)391,308,000
D313,092,780
S3,127,781Proof only
1979(P)463,188,000
D325,867,672
S3,677,175Proof only
1980P593,004,000"P" mintmark added to the obverse of the coin.
D502,323,448
S3,554,806Proof only
1981P657,504,000
D364,801,843
S4,063,083Proof only
1982P292,355,000
D373,726,544
S3,857,479Proof only
1983P561,615,000
D536,726,276
S3,279,126Proof only
1984P746,769,000
D517,675,146
S3,065,110Proof only
1985P647,114,962
D459,747,446
S3,362,821Proof only
1986P536,883,483
D361,819,140
S3,010,497Proof only
1987P371,499,481
D410,590,604
S4,227,728Proof only
1988P771,360,000
D663,771,652
S3,262,948Proof only
1989P898,812,000
D570,842,474
S3,220,194Proof only
1990P661,636,000
D663,938,503
S3,299,559Proof only
1991P614,104,000
D436,496,678
S2,867,787Proof only
1992P399,552,000
D450,565,113
S4,176,560Proof only
1993P412,076,000
D406,084,135
S3,394,792Proof only
1994P722,160,000
P167,703Special Frosted Matte Uncirculated. Included in collector's sets.
D715,762,110
S3,269,923Proof only
1995P774,156,000
D888,112,000
S2,797,481Proof only
1996P829,332,000
D817,736,000
S2,525,625Proof only
1997P470,972,000
P25,000Special Frosted Matte Uncirculated. Rare - Included in collector's sets.
D466,640,000
S2,796,678Proof only
1998P688,292,000
D635,380,000
S2,086,507Proof only
1999P1,212,000,000
D1,066,720,000
S3,347,966Proof only
2000P846,240,000
D1,509,220,000
S4,047,993Proof only
2001P675,704,000
D627,680,000
S3,184,606Proof only
2002P529,280,000
D691,200,000
S3,211,995Proof only
2003P441,840,000
D383,040,000
S3,298,439Proof only
Westward Journey Series, 2004-2005
YearMintMintageComments
2004P361,440,000Louisiana Purchase reverse
D372,000,000Louisiana Purchase reverse
S2,992,069Louisiana Purchase reverse, proof only
2004P366,720,000Keelboat reverse
D344,880,000Keelboat reverse
S2,965,422Keelboat reverse, proof only
2005P448,320,000American Bison reverse
D487,680,000American Bison reverse
S3,344,679American Bison reverse, proof only
2005P394,080,000Ocean in View reverse
D411,120,000Ocean in View reverse
S3,344,679Ocean in View reverse, proof only
Return to Monticello (75% copper, 25% nickel) 2006-Present
YearMintMintageComments
2006P693,120,000
D809,280,000
S3,054,436Proof only
2007P571,680,000
D626,160,000
S2,577,166Proof only
2008P279,840,000
D345,600,000
S2,169,561Proof only
2009P39,840,000the recession caused low mintage numbers not seen since the 1950s.
D46,800,000
S2,179,867Proof only
2010P260,640,000
D229,920,000
S1,689,216Proof only
2011P450,000,000
D540,240,000
S1,673,010Proof only
2012P464,640,000
D558,960,000
S1,239,148Proof only
2013P607,440,000
D615,600,000
S1,274,505Proof only
2014P635,520,000
D570,720,000
S1,193,735Proof only
2015P752,880,000
D846,720,000
S1,099,413Proof only
2016P786,960,000
D759,600,000
S1,011,684Proof only
2017P710,160,000
D663,120,000
S979,498Proof only
S223,310Enhanced Uncirculated
2018P629,520,000
D626,880,000
S898,986Proof only
S199,177Reverse proof[5]
2019P567,854,400
D527,040,000
S989,862Proof only
2020P837,600,000
D785,500,000
S823,909Proof only
W464,658Proof
W313,183Reverse proof
2021P772,700,000
D798,000,000
S861,607Proof only
2022P769,900,000
D777,600,000
S647,160Proof only
2023P692,600,000
D734,800,000
S551,802Proof only
2024P36,720,000As of August 1, 2024
D32,880,000As of August 1, 2024
SProof only

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1939-D Jefferson Nickel Now A Key Date. www.bellaonline.com. January 15, 2015.
  2. Web site: US Coins: 75 Years of Jefferson Nickels. www.coinweek.com. September 19, 2013. January 15, 2015.
  3. Web site: 1964 a Momentous Year in Coins. www.numismaster.com. August 19, 2013. January 16, 2015.
  4. Web site: Why Mint Marks?. www.usmint.gov. January 16, 2015.
  5. Web site: 2018 S Jefferson Nickel Photos, Mintage, Specifications, Errors, Varieties, Grading and Much More .

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