United States nickel mintage figures

These are the mintage quantities for strikings of the United States nickel. P = Philadelphia Mint 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)

+With Rays, 1866–1867YearMintMintageComments1866(P)14,742,500First year of issue1867(P)2,019,000Second and last year with rays on reverse of coin. Most 1867 shield nickels are of the "No Rays" variety.

+Without Rays, 1867–1883YearMintMintageComments1867(P)28,890,500Type 2, Without Rays1868(P)28,817,0001869(P)16,395,0001870(P)4,806,0001871(P)561,0001872(P)6,036,0001873(P)4,549,100Includes Open 3 and Closed 3 varieties1874(P)3,538,0001875(P)2,097,0001876(P)2,530,0001877(P)900Proof only1878(P)2,350Proof only1879(P)29,1001880(P)19,995Key date1881(P)72,3751882(P)11,476,6001883(P)1,456,919Last year of issue

Liberty Head V nickel (1883–1913)

+Liberty Head V Nickel (1883-1913)YearMintMintageComments1883(P)5,479,5191883, No "CENTS" on reverse(P)16,032,9831883, With "CENTS" on reverse1884(P)11,273,9421885(P)1,476,490Key date1886(P)3,330,290Key date1887(P)15,263,6521888(P)10,720,4831889(P)15,881,3611890(P)16,259,2721891(P)16,834,3501892(P)11,699,6421893(P)13,370,1951894(P)5,413,1321895(P)9,979,8841896(P)8,842,9201897(P)20,428,7351898(P)12,532,0871899(P)26,029,0311900(P)27,255,9951901(P)26,480,2131902(P)31,480,5791903(P)28,006,7251904(P)21,404,9841905(P)29,827,2761906(P)38,613,7251907(P)39,214,8001908(P)22,686,1771909(P)11,590,5261910(P)30,169,3531911(P)39,559,372Highest mintage of the series1912(P)26,236,714D8,474,000Only year minted at the Denver MintS238,000Only year minted at the San Francisco Mint, Key date1913(P)5Incredibly rare, 5 known to exist

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

+Indian Head (or Buffalo) nickel 1913–1938YearMintMintageComments1913, Type 1(P)30,993,520Type 1, mound on reverseD5,337,000Type 1, mound on reverseS2,105,000Type 1, mound on reverse1913, Type 2(P)29,858,700Type 2, flat on reverseD4,156,000Type 2, flat on reverseS1,209,000Type 2, flat on reverse, Key date1914(P)20,665,738Includes 4 Over 3 varietyD3,912,000Semi-key dateS3,470,0001915(P)20,987,270D7,569,500S1,505,000Semi-key date1916(P)63,498,066D13,333,000S11,860,0001917(P)51,424,029D9,910,800S4,193,0001918(P)32,086,314D8,362,314Includes 8 Over 7 varietyS4,882,0001919(P)60,868,000D8,006,000S7,521,0001920(P)63,093,000D9,418,000S9,689,0001921(P)10,663,000S1,557,000Semi-key date1923(P)35,715,000No buffalo nickels were made in 1922. Production resumed in 1923S6,142,000Semi-key date1924(P)21,620,000D5,258,000S1,437,000Semi-key date1925(P)35,565,100D4,450,000S6,256,0001926(P)44,693,000D5,638,000S970,000Semi-key date1927(P)37,981,000D5,730,000S3,430,0001928(P)23,411,000D6,436,000S6,936,0001929(P)36,446,000D8,370,000S7,754,0001930(P)22,849,000S5,435,0001931S1,200,000Only S mintmarks for 1931. Semi-key date1934(P)20,213,003No nickels minted during 1932 and 1933. Production resumes 1934D7,480,0001935(P)58,264,000D12,092,000S10,300,0001936(P)119,001,420Highest mintage of the seriesD24,814,000Includes the rare "3 and 1/2 Legs" varietyS14,930,0001937(P)79,485,769Second-highest mintage of the seriesD17,826,000Includes the rare "3 Legs" varietyS5,635,0001938D7,020,000Includes the "D on S" variety, 1938 Buffalo nickels were only minted in Denver

Jefferson nickels (1938–present)

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. 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. 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. 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.

+Pre-War Composition (75% copper, 25% nickel) 1938-1942YearMintMintageComments1938(P)19,515,365First year of issueD5,376,000S4,105,0001939(P)120,627,535D3,514,000Semi-key dateS6,630,0001940(P)176,499,158D43,540,000S39,690,0001941(P)203,283,720D53,432,000S43,445,0001942(P)49,818,600D13,938,000

+Wartime Composition (56% copper, 35% silver, 9% manganese) 1942-1945YearMintMintageComments1942P57,900,600Can be told apart from the non-silver nickels since these have a mintmark above Monticello.S32,900,0001943P271,165,000D15,294,000S104,060,0001944P119,150,000D32,309,000S21,640,0001945P119,408,100D37,158,000S58,939,000

+Post-War Composition (75% copper, 25% nickel) 1946-2003YearMintMintageComments1946(P)161,116,000D45,292,200S13,560,0001947(P)95,000,000D37,822,000S24,720,0001948(P)89,348,000D44,734,000S11,300,0001949(P)60,652,000D36,498,000S9,716,0001950(P)9,847,386D2,630,030 Key date (lowest non-proof standard Jefferson Nickel)1951(P)28,609,500D20,460,000S7,776,0001952(P)64,069,980D30,638,000S20,572,0001953(P)46,772,800D59,878,600S19,210,9001954(P)47,917,350D117,136,560S29,384,0001955(P)8,266,200D74,464,1001956(P)35,885,384D67,222,9401957(P)39,655,952D136,828,9001958(P)17,963,652D168,249,1201959(P)28,397,291D160,738,2401960(P)57,107,602D192,582,1801961(P)76,668,244D229,342,7601962(P)110,602,019D280,195,7201963(P)178,851,645D276,829,4601964(P)1,028,622,762D1,787,297,1601965(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.1968D91,227,880S100,396,0041969D202,807,500S123,099,6311970D515,485,380S241,464,8141971(P)106,884,000D316,144,800S3,220,733Proof only. Includes the very rare "No S" variety, of which there are ~200 known.1972(P)202,036,000D351,694,600S3,260,996Proof only1973(P)384,396,000D261,405,000S2,760,339Proof only1974(P)601,752,000D277,373,000S2,612,568Proof only1975(P)181,772,000D401,875,300S2,845,450Proof only1976(P)367,124,000D563,964,147S2,845,450Proof only1977(P)585,376,000D297,313,460S3,251,152Proof only1978(P)391,308,000D313,092,780S3,127,781Proof only1979(P)463,188,000D325,867,672S3,677,175Proof only1980P593,004,000"P" mintmark added to the obverse of the coin.D502,323,448S3,554,806Proof only1981P657,504,000D364,801,843S4,063,083Proof only1982P292,355,000D373,726,544S3,857,479Proof only1983P561,615,000D536,726,276S3,279,126Proof only1984P746,769,000D517,675,146S3,065,110Proof only1985P647,114,962D459,747,446S3,362,821Proof only1986P536,883,483D361,819,140S3,010,497Proof only1987P371,499,481D410,590,604S4,227,728Proof only1988P771,360,000D663,771,652S3,262,948Proof only1989P898,812,000D570,842,474S3,220,194Proof only1990P661,636,000D663,938,503S3,299,559Proof only1991P614,104,000D436,496,678S2,867,787Proof only1992P399,552,000D450,565,113S4,176,560Proof only1993P412,076,000D406,084,135S3,394,792Proof only1994P722,160,000P167,703Special Frosted Matte Uncirculated. Included in collector's sets.D715,762,110S3,269,923Proof only1995P774,156,000D888,112,000S2,797,481Proof only1996P829,332,000D817,736,000S2,525,625Proof only1997P470,972,000P25,000Special Frosted Matte Uncirculated. Rare - Included in collector's sets.D466,640,000S2,796,678Proof only1998P688,292,000D635,380,000S2,086,507Proof only1999P1,212,000,000D1,066,720,000S3,347,966Proof only2000P846,240,000D1,509,220,000S4,047,993Proof only2001P675,704,000D627,680,000S3,184,606Proof only2002P529,280,000D691,200,000S3,211,995Proof only2003P441,840,000D383,040,000S3,298,439Proof only

+Westward Journey Series, 2004-2005YearMintMintageComments2004P361,440,000Louisiana Purchase reverseD372,000,000Louisiana Purchase reverseS2,992,069Louisiana Purchase reverse, proof only2004P366,720,000Keelboat reverseD344,880,000Keelboat reverseS2,965,422Keelboat reverse, proof only2005P448,320,000American Bison reverseD487,680,000American Bison reverseS3,344,679American Bison reverse, proof only2005P394,080,000Ocean in View reverseD411,120,000Ocean in View reverseS3,344,679Ocean in View reverse, proof only

+Return to Monticello (75% copper, 25% nickel) 2006–PresentYearMintMintageComments2006P693,120,000D809,280,000S3,054,436Proof only2007P571,680,000D626,160,000S2,577,166Proof only2008P279,840,000D345,600,000S2,169,561Proof only2009P39,840,000the Great Recession caused low mintage numbers not seen since the 1950s.D46,800,000S2,179,867Proof only2010P260,640,000D229,920,000S1,689,216Proof only2011P450,000,000D540,240,000S1,673,010Proof only2012P464,640,000D558,960,000S1,239,148Proof only2013P607,440,000D615,600,000S1,274,505Proof only2014P635,520,000D570,720,000S1,193,735Proof only2015P752,880,000D846,720,000S1,099,413Proof only2016P786,960,000D759,600,000S1,011,684Proof only2017P710,160,000D663,120,000S979,498Proof onlyS223,310Enhanced Uncirculated2018P629,520,000D626,880,000S898,986Proof onlyS199,177Reverse proof2019P567,854,400D527,040,000S989,862Proof only2020P785,500,000D837,600,000S777,913 Proof onlyW464,730 ProofW313,183 Reverse proof2021P772,780,000D798,000,000 S513,866 Proof only2022P769,920,000D777,600,000S400,002 Proof only2023P692,600,000D734,800,000S369,236 Proof only2024P79,920,000 D32,880,000 S355,786 Proof only2025P443,840,000 D322,320,000 S304,725 Proof only

United States nickel mintage figures

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