The Jefferson Nickel has been produced each year from 1938 to present. Coins were struck for circulation at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints and mintages have varied widely. In total, more than 50 billion Jefferson Nickels have been produced.
The lowest mintage circulating coin is the 1950-D Jefferson Nickel, which is generally considered to be the key date issue at only 2,630,030 pieces. The 2009 Jefferson Nickels have also generated attention since the mintage levels represent an incredible drop from contemporary levels, which are typically in the hundreds of millions.
The highest mintage for the series, at more than 1.7 billion coins, occurred with the 1964-D Jefferson Nickel.
Since the Jefferson Nickel used the same design for almost seven decades, and with the exception of the Silver Wartime Jefferson Nickels containing no silver content, older date coins show up periodically in circulation. Beginning collectors will often focus on searching bank rolls as an affordable and fun way to start assembling a collection of older coins.
Although no significant rarities exist for the series on the basis of mintage, there are many notable conditional rarities for the series, particularly for those pursuing collections of Full Steps Jefferson Nickels.
Unless noted, figures represent the final mintages published by the U.S. Mint. Where applicable, mintages include combined sales totals across all product offerings. For numbers marked with an asterisk (*), refer to the mintage notes following the tables.
Jefferson Nickel Mintages
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1938 | 19,496,000 |
| 1938-D | 5,376,000 |
| 1938-S | 4,105,000 |
| 1939* | 120,615,000 |
| 1939-D | 3,514,000 |
| 1939-S | 6,630,000 |
| 1940 | 176,485,000 |
| 1940-D | 43,540,000 |
| 1940-S | 39,690,000 |
| 1941 | 203,265,000 |
| 1941-D | 53,432,000 |
| 1941-S | 43,445,000 |
| 1942 | 49,789,000 |
| 1942-D | 13,938,000 |
| 1942-P Silver | 57,873,000 |
| 1942-S Silver | 32,900,000 |
| 1943-P Silver* | 271,165,000 |
| 1943-D Silver | 15,294,000 |
| 1943-S Silver | 104,060,000 |
| 1944-P Silver | 119,150,000 |
| 1944-D Silver | 32,309,000 |
| 1944-S Silver | 21,640,000 |
| 1945-P Silver* | 119,408,100 |
| 1945-D Silver | 37,158,000 |
| 1945-S Silver | 58,939,000 |
| 1946 | 161,116,000 |
| 1946-D | 45,292,200 |
| 1946-S | 13,560,000 |
| 1947 | 95,000,000 |
| 1947-D | 37,822,000 |
Jefferson Nickel Mintages Continued
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1947-S | 24,720,000 |
| 1948 | 89,348,000 |
| 1948-D | 44,734,000 |
| 1948-S | 11,300,000 |
| 1949 | 60,652,000 |
| 1949-D* | 36,498,000 |
| 1949-S | 9,716,000 |
| 1950 | 9,796,000 |
| 1950-D | 2,630,030 |
| 1951 | 28,552,000 |
| 1951-D | 20,460,000 |
| 1951-S | 7,776,000 |
| 1952 | 63,988,000 |
| 1952-D | 30,638,000 |
| 1952-S | 20,572,000 |
| 1953 | 46,644,000 |
| 1953-D | 59,878,600 |
| 1953-S | 19,210,900 |
| 1954 | 47,684,050 |
| 1954-D | 117,183,060 |
| 1954-S* | 29,384,000 |
| 1955 | 7,888,000 |
| 1955-D* | 74,464,100 |
| 1956 | 35,216,000 |
| 1956-D | 67,222,940 |
| 1957 | 38,408,000 |
| 1957-D | 136,828,900 |
| 1958 | 17,088,000 |
| 1958-D | 168,249,120 |
Jefferson Nickel Mintages Continued
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1959 | 27,248,000 |
| 1959-D | 160,738,240 |
| 1960 | 55,416,000 |
| 1960-D | 192,582,180 |
| 1961 | 73,640,100 |
| 1961-D | 229,342,760 |
| 1962 | 97,384,000 |
| 1962-D | 280,195,720 |
| 1963 | 178,851,645 |
| 1963-D | 276,829,460 |
| 1964 | 1,028,622,762 |
| 1964-D | 1,787,297,160 |
| 1965 | 136,131,380 |
| 1966 | 156,208,283 |
| 1967 | 107,325,800 |
| 1968-D | 91,227,880 |
| 1968-S | 100,396,004 |
| 1969-D | 202,807,500 |
| 1969-S | 120,075,000 |
| 1970-D | 515,485,380 |
| 1970-S | 238,832,004 |
| 1971 | 106,884,000 |
| 1971-D | 316,144,800 |
| 1972 | 202,036,000 |
| 1972-D | 351,694,600 |
| 1973 | 384,396,000 |
| 1973-D | 361,405,000 |
| 1974 | 601,752,000 |
| 1974-D | 277,373,000 |
| 1975 | 181,772,000 |
Jefferson Nickel Mintages Continued
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1975-D | 401,875,300 |
| 1976 | 367,124,000 |
| 1976-D | 563,964,147 |
| 1977 | 585,376,000 |
| 1977-D | 297,313,422 |
| 1978 | 391,308,000 |
| 1978-D | 313,092,780 |
| 1979 | 463,188,000 |
| 1979-D | 325,867,672 |
| 1980-P | 593,004,000 |
| 1980-D | 502,323,448 |
| 1981-P | 657,504,000 |
| 1981-D | 364,801,843 |
| 1982-P | 292,355,000 |
| 1982-D | 373,726,544 |
| 1983-P | 561,615,000 |
| 1983-D | 536,726,276 |
| 1984-P | 746,769,000 |
| 1984-D | 517,675,146 |
| 1985-P | 647,114,962 |
| 1985-D | 459,747,446 |
| 1986-P | 536,883,483 |
| 1986-D | 361,819,140 |
| 1987-P | 371,499,481 |
| 1987-D | 410,590,604 |
| 1988-P | 771,360,000 |
| 1988-D | 663,771,652 |
| 1989-P | 898,812,000 |
| 1989-D | 570,842,474 |
| 1990-P | 661,636,000 |
Jefferson Nickel Mintages Continued
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 1990-D | 663,938,503 |
| 1991-P | 614,104,000 |
| 1991-D | 436,496,678 |
| 1992-P | 399,552,000 |
| 1992-D | 450,565,113 |
| 1993-P | 412,076,000 |
| 1993-D | 406,084,135 |
| 1994-P | 722,160,000 |
| 1994-D | 715,762,110 |
| 1995-P | 774,156,000 |
| 1995-D | 888,112,000 |
| 1996-P | 829,332,000 |
| 1996-D | 817,736,000 |
| 1997-P | 470,972,000 |
| 1997-D | 466,640,000 |
| 1998-P | 688,292,000 |
| 1998-D | 635,380,000 |
| 1999-P | 1,212,000,000 |
| 1999-D | 1,066,720,000 |
| 2000-P | 846,240,000 |
| 2000-D | 1,509,520,000 |
| 2001-P | 675,704,000 |
| 2001-D | 627,680,000 |
| 2002-P | 539,280,000 |
| 2002-D | 691,200,000 |
| 2003-P | 441,840,000 |
| 2003-D | 383,040,000 |
| 2004-P Peace Medal | 361,440,000 |
| 2004-D Peace Medal | 372,000,000 |
| 2004-P Keelboat | 366,720,000 |
Jefferson Nickel Mintages Continued
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 2004-D Keelboat | 344,880,000 |
| 2005-P American Bison | 448,320,000 |
| 2005-D American Bison | 487,680,000 |
| 2005-P Ocean in View | 394,080,000 |
| 2005-S Proof Ocean in View | 411,120,000 |
| 2006-P | 693,120,000 |
| 2006-D | 809,280,000 |
| 2007-P | 571,680,000 |
| 2007-D | 626,160,000 |
| 2008-P | 279,840,000 |
| 2008-D | 345,600,000 |
| 2009-P | 39,840,000 |
| 2009-D | 46,800,000 |
| 2010-P | 260,640,000 |
| 2010-D | 229,920,000 |
| 2011-P | 450,000,000 |
| 2011-D | 540,240,000 |
| 2012-P | 464,640,000 |
| 2012-D | 558,960,000 |
| 2013-P | 607,440,000 |
| 2013-D | 615,600,000 |
| 2014-P | 635,520,000 |
| 2014-D | 570,720,000 |
| 2015-P | 752,880,000 |
| 2015-D | 846,720,000 |
| 2016-P | 786,960,000 |
| 2016-D | 759,600,000 |
| 2017-P | 710,160,000 |
| 2017-D | 663,120,000 |
| 2018-P | 629,520,000 |
Jefferson Nickel Mintages Continued
The mintages presented in the table below are subject to change and reflect the most current information as of January 8, 2024.
| Issue | Mintage |
|---|---|
| 2018-D | 626,880,000 |
| 2019-P | 567,854,400 |
| 2019-D | 527,040,000 |
| 2020-P | 772,780,000 |
| 2020-D | 798,000,000 |
| 2021-P | 785,500,000 |
| 2021-D | 837,600,000 |
| 2022-P | 769,920,000 |
| 2022-D | 777,600,000 |
| 2023-P | 635,050,000 |
| 2023-D | 676,560,000 |
*Jefferson Nickel Mintage Notes
- 1939: Mintage includes 1939 Doubled Monticello Jefferson Nickel
- 1943-P: Mintage includes 1943-P 3 Over 2 Silver Jefferson Nickel and 1943-P Doubled Eye Silver Jefferson Nickel
- 1945-P: Mintage includes 1945-P Double Die Reverse Silver Jefferson Nickel
- 1949-D: Mintage includes 1949 D Over S Jefferson Nickel
- 1954-S: Mintage includes 1954 S Over D Jefferson Nickel
- 1955-D: Mintage includes 1955 D Over S Jefferson Nickel
Frequently Asked Questions
The lowest-minted mint state Jefferson Nickel is the 1950-D Jefferson Nickel, which has a mintage of 2,630,030. The lowest-minted Proof Jefferson Nickel is the 1939 Proof Jefferson Nickel, which has a mintage of 12,535.
The total mintage for the Jefferson Nickel is 70,223,084,417. Mintages for each issue of the Jefferson Nickel can be found by consulting the data above.
The U.S. Mint has struck a total of 70,223,084,417 Jefferson Nickels since 1938.
The U.S. Mint has struck Jefferson Nickels at the Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and West Point Mint facilities.
The U.S. Mint has struck 168 varieties of the Jefferson Nickel from 1938 to the present day.
