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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.
A nickel is a five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint.Composed of cupronickel (75% copper and 25% nickel), the piece has been issued since 1866.Its diameter is 0.835 inches (21.21 mm) and its thickness is 0.077 inches (1.95 mm).
Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: Library of Congress dollar: Depicts an open book superimposed over the torch of learning Architectural rendering of the dome on the Library of Congress' Jefferson building: Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized: 500,000 (max) Uncirculated: 52,771 P. Proof: 196,900 P
In 1913, the U.S. Mint introduced the famous Indian Head nickel. Affectionately called the Buffalo nickel, its design was part of an attempt to beautify American coinage. Unfortunately, it was ...
Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated: 510,082 (P) 12,004 D 12,004 S [2] 1951 50¢ Carver-Washington half dollar: George Washington Carver and Booker T ...
Most of the coins on this list were minted in the U.S. within the last 100 years, which means they might still be in circulation. ... 1979 Susan B. Anthony Dollar Over 1978 Jefferson Nickel ...
This table represents the mintage figures of circulating coins produced by the United States Mint since 1887. This list does not include formerly-circulating gold coins, commemorative coins, or bullion coins. This list also does not include the three-cent nickel, which was largely winding down production by 1887 and has no modern equivalent.
The Jefferson nickel has been the five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint since 1938, when it replaced the Buffalo nickel.From 1938 until 2004, the copper-nickel coin's obverse featured a profile depiction of Founding Father and third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson by artist Felix Schlag; the obverse design used in 2005 was also in profile, though by Joe Fitzgerald.