5 Cents "Jefferson Nickel"
Obverse: © smithymx67
Reverse: © smithymx67
Description
This was a standard circulation coin for the United States.
Key Details
Country
United States of America (USA)
Issuer
The U.S. Mint
Currency
United States Dollar
USD - $
1785 - to date
Type
Standard Circulating
Years
1938 - 2003
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Diameter (⌀)
21.2 mm
Thickness
1.75 mm
Weight
5 g
Face Value
5 Cents (0.05 USD)
Demonetized
No
Composition
Cupronickel
Obverse (heads)
Obverse Description
A portrait of Thomas Jefferson who was the 3rd President of the USA between 1801 and 1809.
Obverse Designer
Felix Schlag
Obverse Lettering
IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY * 1993 D
FS
Reverse (tails)
Reverse Description
Monticello, the home of President Thomas Jefferson.
Reverse Designer
Felix Schlag
Reverse Lettering
E PLURIBUS UNUM
MONTICELLO
FIVE CENTS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Edge
Edge Description
Plain
Mints
United States Mint of Denver, Denver (None or D)
1906 - to date
United States Mint of Philadelphia, Philadelphia (None or P)
1792 - to date
United States Mint of San Francisco, San Francisco (S)
1854 - to date
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
1938
19,496,000
Circulated
1938 D
5,376,000
Circulated
1938 S
4,105,000
Circulated
1939
120,615,000
Circulated
1939 D
3,514,000
Circulated
1939 S
6,630,000
Circulated
1940
176,485,000
Circulated
1940 D
43,540,000
Circulated
1940 S
39,690,000
Circulated
1941
203,265,000
Circulated
1941 D
53,432,000
Circulated
1941 S
43,445,000
Circulated
1942
49,789,000
Circulated
1942 D
13,938,000
Circulated
1946
161,116,000
Circulated
1946 D
45,292,200
Circulated
1946 S
13,560,000
Circulated
1947
95,000,000
Circulated
1947 D
37,822,000
Circulated
1947 S
24,720,000
Circulated
1948
89,348,000
Circulated
1948 D
44,734,000
Circulated
1948 S
11,300,000
Circulated
1949
60,652,000
Circulated
1949 D
36,498,000
Circulated
1949 S
9,716,000
Circulated
1950
9,796,000
Circulated
1950 D
2,630,030
Circulated
1951
28,552,000
Circulated
1951 D
20,460,000
Circulated
1951 S
7,776,000
Circulated
1952
63,988,000
Circulated
1952 D
30,638,000
Circulated
1952 S
20,572,000
Circulated
1953
46,644,000
Circulated
1953 D
59,878,600
Circulated
1953 S
19,210,900
Circulated
1954
47,684,050
Circulated
1954 D
117,183,060
Circulated
1954 S
29,384,000
Circulated
1955
7,888,000
Circulated
1955 D
74,464,100
Circulated
1956
35,216,000
Circulated
1956 D
67,222,940
Circulated
1957
38,408,000
Circulated
1957 D
136,828,900
Circulated
1958
17,088,000
Circulated
1958 D
168,249,120
Circulated
1959
27,248,000
Circulated
1959 D
160,738,240
Circulated
1960
55,416,000
Circulated
1960 D
192,582,180
Circulated
1961
73,640,100
Circulated
1961 D
229,342,760
Circulated
1962
97,384,000
Circulated
1962 D
280,195,720
Circulated
1963
175,776,000
Circulated
1963 D
276,829,460
Circulated
1964
1,024,672,000
Circulated
1964 D
1,787,297,160
Circulated
1965
136,131,380
Circulated
1966
156,208,283
Circulated
1967
107,325,800
Circulated
1968 D
91,227,860
Circulated
1968 S
100,396,004
Circulated
1969 D
202,807,500
Circulated
1969 S
120,165,000
Circulated
1970 D
515,485,380
Circulated
1970 S
238,832,004
Circulated
1971
106,884,000
Circulated
1971 D
316,144,800
Circulated
1972
202,036,000
Circulated
1972 D
351,694,600
Circulated
1973
384,396,000
Circulated
1973 D
261,405,000
Circulated
1974
601,752,000
Circulated
1974 D
277,373,000
Circulated
1975
181,772,000
Circulated
1975 D
401,875,300
Circulated
1976
367,124,000
Circulated
1976 D
563,964,147
Circulated
1977
585,376,000
Circulated
1977 D
297,313,422
Circulated
1978
391,308,000
Circulated
1978 D
313,092,780
Circulated
1979
463,188,000
Circulated
1979 D
325,867,672
Circulated
1980 D
502,323,448
Circulated
1980 P
593,004,000
Circulated
1981 D
364,801,843
Circulated
1981 P
657,504,000
Circulated
1982 D
373,726,544
Circulated
1982 P
292,355,000
Circulated
1983 D
536,726,276
Circulated
1983 P
561,615,000
Circulated
1984 D
517,675,146
Circulated
1984 P
746,769,000
Circulated
1985 D
459,747,446
Circulated
1985 P
647,114,962
Circulated
1986 D
361,819,140
Circulated
1986 P
536,883,483
Circulated
1987 D
410,590,604
Circulated
1987 P
371,499,481
Circulated
1988 D
663,771,652
Circulated
1988 P
771,360,000
Circulated
1989 D
570,842,474
Circulated
1989 P
898,812,000
Circulated
1990 D
663,938,503
Circulated
1990 P
661,636,000
Circulated
1991 D
436,496,678
Circulated
1991 P
614,104,000
Circulated
1992 D
450,565,113
Circulated
1992 P
399,552,000
Circulated
1993 D
406,084,135
Circulated
1993 P
412,076,000
Circulated
1994 D
715,762,110
Circulated
1994 P
722,160,000
Circulated
1995 D
888,112,000
Circulated
1995 P
774,156,000
Circulated
1996 D
817,736,000
Circulated
1996 P
829,332,000
Circulated
1997 D
466,640,000
Circulated
1997 P
470,972,000
Circulated
1998 D
635,360,000
Circulated
1998 P
688,272,000
Circulated
1999 D
1,066,720,000
Circulated
1999 P
1,212,000,000
Circulated
2000 D
1,509,520,000
Circulated
2000 P
846,240,000
Circulated
2001 D
627,680,000
Circulated
2001 P
675,704,000
Circulated
2002 D
691,200,000
Circulated
2002 P
539,280,000
Circulated
2003 D
383,040,000
Circulated
2003 P
441,840,000
Circulated