U.S. Five-Cent Nickels
(1866 - Current)
U.S. Five-Cent coinage, commonly known as the nickel, was first issued in 1866 following the Civil War. Unlike earlier silver-based five-cent pieces, the nickel introduced a durable copper–nickel alloy that remains in use today. Over time, the denomination has featured some of the most iconic designs in U.S. coinage, reflecting changes in national identity, artistic style, and minting technology. The five-cent piece remains a staple of American commerce and a popular focus for collectors of all levels.
Check out every series of U.S. Five-Cent Nickels below, complete with dates & mintages for each.
Shield Nickels (1866 - 1883)
Business StrikesType 1, With Rays
1866 Rays
1867 Rays
Type 2, No Rays
1867 No Rays
1868
1869
1870
1871
1872
1873 Close 3
1873 Open 3
1874
1875
1876
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
DATE
MINTAGE
14,742,500
2,019,000
28,890,500
28,817,000
16,395,000
4,806,000
561,000
6,036,000
436,050
4,113,950
3,538,000
2,097,000
2,530,000
25,900
16,000
68,800
11,472,900
1,451,500
Proof StrikesType 1, With Rays
1866 Proof Rays
1867 Proof Rays
Type 2, No Rays
1867 Proof No Rays
1868 Proof
1869 Proof
1870 Proof
1871 Proof
1872 Proof
1873 Proof Close 3
1874 Proof
1875 Proof
1876 Proof
1877 Proof
1878 Proof
1879 Proof
1880 Proof
1881 Proof
1882 Proof
1883 Proof
DATE
MINTAGE
600
25
600
600
600
1,000
960
950
1,100
700
700
1,150
900
2,350
3,200
3,955
3,575
3,100
5,419
Liberty ‘V’ Nickel (1883 - 1913)
Business StrikesType 1, No "CENTS"
1883 No CENTS
Type 2, With "CENTS"
1883 With CENTS
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1912-D
1912-S
1913
DATE
MINTAGE
5,474,300
16,026,200
11,270,000
1,473,300
3,326,000
15,260,692
10,715,901
15,878,025
16,256,532
16,832,000
11,696,897
13,368,000
5,410,500
9,977,822
8,841,048
20,426,797
12,530,292
26,027,000
26,478,228
31,487,581
28,004,930
21,403,167
29,825,124
38,612,000
39,213,325
22,684,557
11,585,763
30,166,948
39,557,639
26,234,569
8,474,000
238,000
5 Known
Proof StrikesType 1, No "CENTS"
1883 Proof Without CENTS
Type 2, With "CENTS"
1883 Proof With CENTS
1884 Proof
1885 Proof
1886 Proof
1887 Proof
1888 Proof
1889 Proof
1890 Proof
1891 Proof
1892 Proof
1893 Proof
1894 Proof
1895 Proof
1896 Proof
1897 Proof
1898 Proof
1899 Proof
1900 Proof
1901 Proof
1902 Proof
1903 Proof
1904 Proof
1905 Proof
1906 Proof
1907 Proof
1908 Proof
1909 Proof
1910 Proof
1911 Proof
1912 Proof
DATE
MINTAGE
5,219
6,783
3,942
3,790
4,290
2,960
4,582
3,336
2,740
2,350
2,745
2,195
2,632
2,062
1,862
1,938
1,795
2,031
2,262
1,985
2,018
1,790
1,817
2,152
1,725
1,475
1,620
4,763
2,405
1,733
2,145
Buffalo Nickel (1913 - 1938)
Business StrikesType 1, "FIVE CENTS" On Raised Ground
1913 Variety 1
1913-D Variety 1
1913-S Variety 1
Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess
1913 Variety 2
1913-D Variety 2
1913-S Variety 2
1914
1914-D
1914-S
1915
1915-D
1915-S
1916
1916-D
1916-S
1917
1917-D
1917-S
1918
1918-D
1918-S
1919
1919-D
1919-S
1920
1920-D
1920-S
1921
1921-S
1923
1923-S
1924-D
1924-S
1925-D
1925-S
1926-D
1926-S
1927-D
1927-S
1928-D
1928-S
1929
1929-D
1929-S
1930
1930-S
1931-S
1934
1934-D
1935
1935-D
1935-S
1936
1936-D
1936-S
1937
1937-D
1937-S
1938-D
DATE
MINTAGE
30,993,520
5,337,000
2,105,000
29,858,700
4,156,000
1,290,000
20,665,738
3,912,000
3,470,000
20,987,270
7,569,000
1,505,000
63,498,066
13,333,000
11,860,000
51,424,019
9,910,000
4,193,000
32,086,314
8,362,000
4,882,000
60,868,000
8,006,000
7,521,000
63,093,000
9,418,000
9,689,000
10,663,000
1,557,000
35,715,000
6,142,000
5,258,000
1,437,000
4,450,000
6,256,000
5,638,000
970,000
5,730,000
3,430,000
6,436,000
6,936,000
36,446,000
8,370,000
7,754,000
22,849,000
5,435,000
1,200,000
20,213,003
7,480,000
58,264,000
12,092,000
10,300,000
119,001,420
24,814,000
14,930,000
79,485,769
17,826,000
5,635,000
7,020,000
Proof StrikesType 1, "FIVE CENTS" On Raised Ground
1913 Proof Variety 1
Type 2, "FIVE CENTS" In Recess
1913 Proof Variety 2
1914 Proof
1915 Proof
1916 Proof
1936 Proof
1937 Proof
DATE
MINTAGE
1,520
1,514
1,275
1,050
600
4,420
5,7695
Jefferson Nickel (1938 - 2003)
Original Vintage Design, Business StrikesType 1, Original Design Vintage
1938
1938-D
1938-S
1939
1939-D
1939-S
1940
1940-D
1940-S
1941
1941-D
1941-S
1942
1942-D
Type 2, Silver Alloy
1942-P Silver
1942-S Silver
1943-P Silver
1943-D Silver
1943-S Silver
1944-P Silver
1944-D Silver
1944-S Silver
1945-P Silver
1945-D Silver
1945-S Silver
Type 1, Original Design Vintage
1946
1946-D
1946-S
1947
1947-D
1947-S
1948
1948-D
1948-S
1949
1949-D
1949-S
1950
1950-D
1951
1951-D
1951-S
1952
1952-D
1952-S
1953
1953-D
1953-S
1954
1954-D
1954-S
1955
1955-D
1956
1956-D
1957
1957-D
1958
1958-D
1959
1959-D
1960
1960-D
1961
1961-D
1962
1962-D
1963
1963-D
1964
1964-D
DATE
MINTAGE
19,496,000
5,376,000
4,105,000
120,615,000
3,514,000
6,630,000
176,485,000
43,540,000
39,690,000
203,265,000
53,432,000
43,445,000
49,789,000
13,938,000
57,873,000
32,900,000
271,165,000
15,294,000
104,060,000
119,150,000
32,309,000
21,640,000
119,408,100
37,158,000
58,939,000
161,116,000
45,292,200
13,560,000
95,000,000
37,822,000
24,720,000
89,348,000
44,734,000
11,300,000
60,652,000
36,498,000
9,716,000
9,796,000
2,630,030
28,552,000
20,460,000
7,776,000
63,988,000
30,638,000
20,572,000
46,644,000
59,878,600
19,210,900
47,684,050
117,183,060
29,384,000
7,888,000
74,464,100
35,216,000
67,222,940
38,408,000
136,828,900
17,088,000
168,249,120
27,248,000
160,738,240
55,416,000
192,582,180
73,640,100
229,342,760
97,384,000
280,195,720
178,851,645
276,829,460
1,028,622,762
1,787,297,160
Original Vintage Design, Proof StrikesType 1, Original Design Vintage
1938 Proof
1939 Proof
1940 Proof
1941 Proof
1942 Proof
1950 Proof
1951 Proof
1952 Proof
1953 Proof
1954 Proof
1955 Proof
1956 Proof
1957 Proof
1958 Proof
1959 Proof
1960 Proof
1961 Proof
1962 Proof
1963 Proof
1964 Proof
Type 2, Silver Alloy
1942-P Silver Proof
DATE
MINTAGE
19,365
12,535
14,158
18,720
29,600
51,386
57,500
81,980
128,800
233,300
378,200
669,384
1,247,952
875,652
1,149,291
1,691,602
3,028,144
3,218,019
3,075,645
3,950,762
27,600
Original Modern Design, Business Strikes1965
1966
1967
1968-D
1968-S
1969-D
1969-S
1970-D
1970-S
1971
1971-D
1972
1972-D
1973
1973-D
1974
1974-D
1975
1975-D
1976
1976-D
1977
1977-D
1978
1978-D
1979
1979-D
1980-P
1980-D
1981-P
1981-D
1982-P
1982-D
1983-P
1983-D
1984-P
1984-D
1985-P
1985-D
1986-P
1986-D
1987-P
1987-D
1988-P
1988-D
1989-P
1989-D
1990-P
1990-D
1991-P
1991-D
1992-P
1992-D
1993-P
1993-D
1994-P
1994-D
1995-P
1995-D
1996-P
1996-D
1997-P
1997-D
1998-P
1998-D
1999-P
1999-D
2000-P
2000-D
2001-P
2001-D
2002-P
2002-D
2003-P
2003-D
DATE
MINTAGE
136,131,380
156,208,283
107,325,800
91,227,880
100,396,004
202,807,500
120,075,000
515,485,380
238,832,004
106,884,000
316,144,800
202,036,000
351,694,600
384,396,000
361,405,000
601,752,000
277,373,000
181,772,000
401,875,300
367,124,000
563,964,147
585,376,000
297,313,422
391,308,000
313,092,780
463,188,000
325,867,672
593,004,000
502,323,448
657,504,000
364,801,843
292,355,000
373,726,544
561,615,000
536,726,276
746,769,000
517,675,146
647,114,962
459,747,446
536,883,483
361,819,140
371,499,481
410,590,604
771,360,000
663,771,652
898,812,000
570,842,474
661,636,000
663,938,503
614,104,000
436,496,678
399,552,000
450,565,113
412,076,000
406,084,135
722,160,000
715,762,110
774,156,000
888,112,000
829,332,000
817,736,000
470,972,000
466,640,000
688,292,000
635,380,000
1,212,000,000
1,066,720,000
846,240,000
1,509,520,000
675,704,000
627,680,000
539,280,000
691,200,000
441,840,000
383,040,000
Original Modern Design, Proof Strikes1968-S Proof
1969-S Proof
1970-S Proof
1971-S Proof
1972-S Proof
1973-S Proof
1974-S Proof
1975-S Proof
1976-S Proof
1977-S Proof
1978-S Proof
1979-S Proof
1980-S Proof
1981-S Proof
1982-S Proof
1983-S Proof
1984-S Proof
1985-S Proof
1986-S Proof
1987-S Proof
1988-S Proof
1989-S Proof
1990-S Proof
1991-S Proof
1992-S Proof
1993-S Proof
1994-S Proof
1995-S Proof
1996-S Proof
1997-S Proof
1998-S Proof
1999-S Proof
2000-S Proof
2001-S Proof
2002-S Proof
2003-S Proof
DATE
MINTAGE
3,041,506
2,934,631
2,632,810
3,220,733
3,260,996
2,760,339
2,612,568
2,845,450
4,149,730
3,251,152
3,127,781
3,677,175
3,554,806
4,063,083
3,857,479
3,279,126
3,065,110
3,362,821
3,010,497
4,227,728
3,262,948
3,220,194
3,299,559
2,867,787
4,176,560
3,394,792
3,269,923
2,797,481
2,525,265
2,769,678
2,086,507
3,347,966
4,047,993
3,184,606
3,211,995
3,298,439
Jefferson Nickel, Westward Journey (2004 - 2005)
Four (4) Designs, Business Strikes
2004-P Obverse
Peace Medal Reverse
Keelboat Reverse
2005-P Obverse
American Bison Reverse
Western Waters Reverse2004-P Peace Medal
2004-D Peace Medal
2004-P Keelboat
2004-D Keelboat
2005-P American Bison
2005-D American Bison
2005-P Ocean in View
2005-D Ocean in View
DATE
MINTAGE
361,440,000
372,000,000
366,720,000
344,880,000
448,320,000
487,680,000
394,080,000
411,120,0000
Four (4) Designs, Proof Strikes2004-S Proof Peace Medal
2004-S Proof Keelboat
2005-S Proof American Bison
2005-S Proof Ocean in View
DATE
MINTAGE
2,992,069
2,965,422
3,344,679
3,344,679
Jefferson Nickel, Return to Monticello (2006 - Current)
Business Strikes2006-P
2006-D
2007-P
2007-D
2008-P
2008-D
2009-P
2009-D
2010-P
2010-D
2011-P
2011-D
2012-P
2012-D
2013-P
2013-D
2014-P
2014-D
2015-P
2015-D
2016-P
2016-D
2017-P
2017-D
2018-P
2018-D
2019-P
2019-D
2020-P
2020-D
2020-W
2021-P
2021-D
2022-P
2022-D
2023-P
2023-D
DATE
MINTAGE
693,120,000
809,280,000
571,680,000
626,160,000
279,840,000
345,600,000
39,840,000
46,800,000
260,640,000
229,920,000
450,000,000
540,240,000
464,640,000
558,960,000
607,440,000
615,600,000
635,520,000
570,720,000
752,880,000
846,720,000
786,960,000
759,600,000
710,160,000
663,120,000
629,520,000
626,880,000
567,854,400
527,040,000
772,780,000
798,000,000
465,080
785,500,000
837,600,000
769,920,000
777,600,000
692,600,000
734,800,000
Proof Strikes2006-S Proof
2007-S Proof
2008-S Proof
2009-S Proof
2010-S Proof
2011-S Proof
2012-S Proof
2013-S Proof
2014-S Proof
2015-S Proof
2016-S Proof
2017-S Proof
2018-S Proof
2019-S Proof
2020-S Proof
2020-W Reverse Proof
2021-S Proof
2022-S Proof
2023-S Proof
DATE
MINTAGE
3,054,436
2,577,166
2,169,561
2,179,867
1,689,216
1,673,010
1,239,148
1,274,505
1,190,369
1,099,182
1,011,624
979,477
901,072
1,061,558
824,332
313,184
792,612
647,021
553,000
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