U.S. Five-Cent Nickels

1870 Shield Nickel 5C both sides of a coin showing a shield and the number 5 (five)

Shield

1866 - 1883

Business Strikes
Proof Strikes
1883 With Cents 5C Liberty V Nickel both sides of a coin showing liberty and V

Liberty ‘V’

1883 - 1913

Business Strikes
Proof Strikes
1913-D Type 1 Buffalo Nickel 5C both sides of a coin showing a native Indian and buffalo

Buffalo

1913 - 1938

Business Strikes
Proof Strikes
1938-D Jefferson Nickel 5C both sides of a coin showing a portrait of Jefferson and Monticello

Jefferson (Original)

1938 - 1964

Business Strikes
Proof Strikes
1968-S Jefferson Nickel 5C both sides of a coin showing a portrait of Jefferson and Monticello

Jefferson (Modern)

1965 - 2003

Business Strikes
Proof Strikes
Front and back of a 2004 United States nickel featuring a profile of Thomas Jefferson on the front and a depiction of a ship on the back.

Westward Journey

2004 - 2005

Business & Proof Strikes
2020-P Jefferson Nickel 5C Return to Monticello both sides of a coin

Return to Monticello

2006 - Current

Business Strikes
Proof Strikes

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