Jefferson Nickel Value 1938-Present

Jefferson Nickel Value By Date

Mint state and key date listed Jefferson Nickel values is for graded, certified and authenticated coins in PCGS or NGC holders. The rest are a sample of raw coin sell but this is not a guarantee your coin with the same date, mint, grade and holder will sell for this exact value.

Also examples struck with Full Steps (FS) will be worth a premium above a coin in the same grade.

Date/Mint Mintage AU58 MS64FS MS65FS MS66FS PR66 PR67 PR69 PR70 1938 19,496,000 $1.00 $31 $94 $345 $84 $345 —— ——- 1938-D 5,376,000 $1.50 $86 $99 $129 —— —— —— ——- 1938-S 4,105,000 $3.00 $37 $149 $402 —— —— —— ——- 1939 120,615,000 $0.50 $20 $39 $120 $150 $264 —— ——- 1939 Reverse of 38′ Inc. Above $30 $47 $109 $184 $200 $402 —— ——- 1939 Reverse of 40′ —— ——- ——- ——– $373 $1,610 —— ——- 1939 Double Monticello Inc. Above $172 $525 $2,500 $5,175 —— —— —— ——- 1939-D 3,514,000 $10 $74 $360 $700 —— ——- —— —– 1939-D Reverse of 38′ Inc. Above $74 $120 $175 $1,265 —— ——- —— —– 1939-D Reverse of 40″ Inc. Above —– ——- $488 $920 —— ——- —— —— 1939-S 6,630,000 $2.00 ——– $281 ——– —— ——- —— —– 1939-S Reverse Of 38′ Inc. Above —– $109 $517 $1,265 —– ——- —— —— 1939-S Reverse Of 40′ Inc. Above —– $99 $373 $920 —— ——- —— ——- 1940 176,485,000 $0.50 $16 $20 $84 —— ——- —— ——- 1940-D 43,540,000 $0.50 $14 $40 $115 —— ——- —— ——- 1940-S 39,690,000 $1.00 $23 $31 $138 —— ——- —— ——- 1941 203,265,000 $0.50 $17 $21 $104 $69 $402 —— ——- 1941-D 53,432,000 $1.00 $19 $26 $115 —— ——- —— ——- 1941-S 43,445,000 $1.00 $48 $59 $546 —— ——- —— ——- 1942 49,789,000 $1.50 $11 $45 $488 $101 $184 —— ——- 1942-D 13,938,000 $3.00 $25 $109 $175 —— —— —— —— 1942-D Over Horizontal D Inc. Above $517 $17,825 ——— ——– ——– ——— ——– ——- War Time Silver Mintage AU58 MS64FS MS65FS MS66FS PR66 PR67 PR69 PR70 1942-P 57,873,000 $2.50 $25 $79 $138 $89 $207 1942-S 32,900,000 $2.50 $30 $69 $126 —— ——- —— ——- 1943-P 271,165,000 $2.50 $25 $74 $115 —— ——- —— ——- 1943/2-P Inc. above $75 $431 $862 $2,300 —— ——- —— ——- 1943-P Double eye Inc. above $59 $150 $891 $1,495 —— ——- —— ——- 1943-D 15,294,000 $2.50 $15 $25 $42 —— ——- —— ——- 1943-S 104,060,000 $2.50 $10 $18 $62 —— ——- —— ——- 1944-P 119,150,000 $2.50 $42 $79 $104 —— ——- —— ——- 1944-D 32,309,000 $2.50 $12 $19 $126 —— ——- —— ——- 1944-S 21,640,000 $2.50 $27 $253 $402 —— ——- —— ——- 1945-P 119,408,100 $2.50 $59 $89 $172 —— ——- ——- ——- 1945-P Double die reverse Inc. above $20 $66 $322 $718 —— ——- ——- ——- 1945-D 37,158,000 $2.50 $10 $15 $27 —— ——- ——- ——- 1945-S 58,939,000 $2.50 $103 $345 $747 —— ——- ——- ——- Nickel Planchet Mintage MS60 MS64FS MS65FS MS66FS PR66 PR67 PR69 PR70 1946 161,116,000 $0.50 $35 $126 $1,035 —— ——– —— ——- 1946-D 45,292,200 $0.50 $15 $28 $53 —— ——– —— ——- 1946-D/Horizontal D Inc. above $200 $1,610 $1,736 $2,530 —— ——– —— ——- 1946-S 13,560,000 $0.50 $27 $70 $345 —— ——– ——- ——- 1947 95,000,000 $0.50 $10 $79 $299 —— ——– —— ——- 1947-D 37,822,000 $0.50 $14 $23 $99 —— ——- ——- ——- 1947-S 24,720,000 $0.50 $10 $34 $207 —— ——- —— ——- 1948 89,348,000 $0.50 $99 $218 $431 —— ——– ——- ——- 1948-D 44,734,000 $0.50 $12 $21 $48 —— ——- —— ——- 1948-S 11,300,000 $0.50 $16 $25 $195 —— ——– ——- ——- 1949 60,652,000 $0.50 $540 $1,552 $6,325 —— ——- ——- ——- 1949-D 36,498,000 $0.50 $25 $37 $161 —— ——– ——- ——- 1949-D/S Inc above $75 $200 $299 $747 —— ——– —— ——- 1949-S 9,716,000 $0.50 $19 $184 $920 1950 9,796,000 $0.50 $38 $172 $299 $175 $460 1950-D 2,630,030 $9.00 $21 $69 $84 1951 28,552,000 $0.50 $51 $253 $1,150 $47 $84 $125 1951-D 20,460,000 $1.00 $12 $56 $253 1951-S 7,776,000 $1.75 $25 $149 $632 1952 63,988,000 $0.50 $431 $525 $690 $26 $36 $322 1952-D 30,638,000 $0.75 $18 $126 $402 1952-S 20,572,000 $0.50 $50 $184 $4,312 1953 46,644,000 $0.50 $1,200 $2,760 $4,600 $25 $33 $561 1953-D 59,878,600 $0.50 $39 $110 $446 1953-S 19,210,900 $0.50 $1,265 $2,000 1954 47,684,050 $0.50 $50 $195 $207 $18 $40 $104 1954-D 117,183,060 $0.50 $79 $488 1954-S 29,384,000 $0.50 $1,955 $4,000 Date/Mint Mintage MS60 MS64 MS65 MS66 PR66 PR67 PR69 PR70 1954-S/D Inc. above $15 $92 $218 $420 1955 7,888,000 $0.50 $11 $13 $121 $17 $25 $103 1955-D 74,464,100 $0.50 $10 $13 $110 1955-D/S Inc. above $15 $75 $248 $416 1956 35,216,000 $0.25 $10 $12 $25 $16 $21 $60 1956-D 67,222,940 $0.25 $9 $10 $27 1957 38,408,000 $0.35 $ $16 ~$40 $16 $19 $55 $61 1957-D 136,828,900 $0.25 $ $19 $21 1958 17,088,000 $0.25 $12 $20 $64 $19 $21 $45 1958-D 168,249,120 $0.25 $13 $19 $35 1959 27,248,000 $0.25 $14 $19 $26 $12 $24 $68 1959-D 160,738,240 $0.25 $11 $13 $21 1960 55,416,000 $0.25 $ $11 $25 $13 $21 $69 1960-D 192,582,180 $0.25 $ $10 $23 1961 73,640,100 $0.25 $ $10 $48 $12 $15 $42 1961-D 229,342,760 $0.25 $ $10 $47 1962 97,384,000 $0.25 $10 $28 $65 $9 $13 $35 1962-D 280,195,720 $0.25 $12 $28 $43 1963 178,851,645 $0.25 $12 $15 $53 $14 $16 $37 $44 1963-D 276,829,460 $0.25 $13 $18 $46 1964 1,028,622,762 $0.25 $9 $10 $15 $11 $15 $21 $23 1964-D 1,787,297,160 $0.25 $10 $11 $16 1965 136,131,380 $0.10 $9 $16 $21 1966 156,208,283 $0.10 $12 $20 $22 1967 107,325,800 $0.10 $11 $16 $21 1968-D 91,227,880 $0.10 $18 $22 $38 1968-S 100,396,004 $0.10 $10 $12 $18 $18 $23 $35 $37 1969-D 202,807,500 $0.10 $16 1969-S 120,075,000 $0.10 $12 $15 $23 $25 1970-D 515,485,380 $0.10 $10 $14 $21 1970-S 238,832,004 $0.10 $10 $11 $16 $18 $31 $36 1971 106,884,000 $0.10 $10 $13 $16 1971-D 316,144,800 $0.10 $8 $11 $22 1971-S 3,220,733 $16 $18 $22 $26 1971-S No S Inc. above $1113 $1308 $1819 1972 202,036,000 $0.10 $10 $11 $15 1972-D 351,694,600 $0.10 $10 $12 $26 1972-S 3,260,996 $9 $11 $22 $27 1973 384,396,00 $0.10 $10 $33 $36 1973-D 361,405,000 $0.10 $10 $25 $30 1973-S 2,760,339 $ $10 $15 $28 1974 601,752,000 $0.10 $10 $14 $18 1974-D 277,373,000 $0.10 $10 $15 $17 1974-S 2,612,568 $11 $ $15 $ 1975 181,772,000 $0.10 $15 $21 $24 1975-D 401,875,300 $0.10 $15 $18 $20 1975-S 2,845,450 $ $8 $15 $21 1976 367,124,000 $0.10 $18 $21 $35 1976-D 563,964,147 $0.10 $14 $17 $24 1976-S 4,149,730 $13 $15 $15 $24 1977 585,376,000 $0.10 $6 $10 $15 1977-D 297,313,422 $0.10 $7 $12 $17 1977-S 3,251,152 $8 $10 $15 $21 1978 391,308,000 $0.10 $12 $17 $21 1978-D 313,092,780 $0.10 $9 $17 $20 1978-S 3,127,781 $15 $16 $21 $26 1979 463,188,000 $0.10 $15 $18 $21 1979-D 325,867,672 $0.10 $14 $17 $20 1979-S Clear & Filled S 3,677,175 $9 $11 $17 $31 1980-P 593,004,000 $0.10 $13 $18 $22 1980-D 502,323,448 $0.10 $10 $17 $20 1980-S 3,554,806 $10 $14 $15 $25 1981-P 657,504,000 $0.10 $11 $15 $21 1981-D 364,801,834 $0.10 $12 $17 $20 1981-S 4,063,083 $8 $10 $15 $23 1982-P 292,355,000 $0.10 $19 $25 $35 1982-D 373,726,544 $0.10 $18 $27 $29 1982-S 3,857,479 $8 $10 $15 $22 1983-P 561,615,000 $0.10 $15 $17 $22 1983-D 536,726,276 $0.10 $13 $15 $20 1983-S 3,279,126 $4 $8 $15 $20 1984-P 746,769,000 $0.10 $10 $16 $19 1984-D 517,675,146 $0.10 $10 $12 $17 1984-S 3,065,110 $5 $6 $15 $28 1985-P 647,114,962 $0.10 $24 $28 $31 1985-D 459,747,446 $0.10 $20 $23 $28 1985-S 3,362,821 $8 $11 $16 $23 1986-P 536,883,483 $0.10 $19 $24 $30 1986-D 361,819,140 $0.10 $18 $28 $32 1986-S 3,010,497 $8 $10 $15 $34 1987-P 371,499,481 $0.10 $7 $11 $15 1987-D 410,590,604 $0.10 $8 $11 $14 1987-S 4,227,728 $11 $12 $15 $20 1988-P 771,360,000 $0.10 $10 $13 $18 1988-D 663,771,652 $0.10 $10 $14 $20 1988-S 3,262,948 $6 $8 $15 $ 1989-P 898,812,000 $0.10 $10 $21 $25 1989-D 570,842,474 $0.10 $11 $19 $25 1989-S 3,220,194 $7 $11 $15 $28 1990-P 661,636,000 $0.10 $11 $21 $29 1990-D 663,938,503 $0.10 $12 $17 $28 1990-S 0 $6 $8 $15 $31 1991-P 614,104,000 $0.10 $8 $10 $21 1991-D 436,496,678 $0.10 $9 $11 $23 1991-S 0 $9 $10 $15 $22 1992-P 399,552,000 $0.10 $15 $19 $22 1992-D 450,565,113 $0.10 $11 $13 $16 1992-S 0 $4 $5 $15 $23 1993-P 412,076,000 $0.10 $8 $14 $21 1993-D 406,084,135 $0.10 $9 $15 $23 1993-S 0 $7 $9 $15 $27 1994-P 722,160,000 $0.10 $11 $15 $20 1994-P Matte 167,703 $15 $18 $25 1994-D 715,762,110 $0.10 $12 $15 $21 1994-S 0 $6 $8 $15 $19 1995-P 774,156,000 $0.10 $15 $19 $25 1995-D 888,112,000 $0.10 $13 $15 $24 1995-S 0 $7 $9 $15 $22 1996-P 829,332,000 $0.10 $10 $15 $19 1996-D 817,736,000 $0.10 $12 $16 $25 1996-S 0 $6 $8 $15 $19 1997-P 470,972,000 $0.10 $15 $22 $35 1997-P Matte 25,000 $200 $ $ $ 1997-D 466,640,000 $0.10 $14 $20 $31 1997-S 0 $10 $12 $15 $25 1998-P 688,292,000 $0.10 $14 $15 $32 1998-D 635,380,000 $0.10 $12 $25 $30 1998-S 0 $8 $10 $15 $20 1999-P 1,212,000,000 $0.10 $13 $17 $21 1999-D 1,066,720,000 $0.10 $11 $15 $18 1999-S 0 $6 $9 $15 $21 2000-P $0.10 $8 $10 $23 2000-D $0.10 $9 $10 $22 2000-S $4 $6 $15 $24 2001-P 675,704,000 $0.10 $8 $12 $20 2001-D 627,680,000 $0.10 $9 $14 $21 2001-S $5 $6 $14 $21 2002-P 529,280,000 $0.10 $10 $15 $23 2002-D 691,200,000 $0.10 $11 $15 $29 2002-S $6 $8 $15 $25 2003-P $0.10 $10 $13 $21 2003-D $0.10 $11 $12 $23 2003-S $9 $11 $15 $27 2004-P Peace Medal $0.10 $10 $11 $13 2004-D Peace Medal $0.10 $10 $13 $16 2004-S Peace Medal $15 $34 2004-P Keel Boat $0.10 $8 $9 $10 2004-D Keel Boat $0.10 $9 $12 $13 2004-S Keel Boat $15 $36 2005-P American Bison $0.10 $6 $7 $10 2005-P American Bison  Satin Finish $3.00 $5 $8 $10 2005-D American Bison $0.10 $6 $8 $10 2005-D American Bison  Satin Finish $3.00 $10 $15 $18 2005-S American Bison $15 $29 2005-P Ocean In View $0.10 $4 $6 $7 2005-P Ocean In View  Satin Finish $3.00 $10 $12 $15 2005-D Ocean In View $0.10 $5 $7 $10 2005-D Ocean In View Rev. Satin Finish $3.00 $10 $12 $16 2005-S Ocean In View $15 $30 Date/Mint Mintage MS60 MS67 MS68 MS69 PR69 PR70 2006-P $0.10 $9 $10 $11 2006-P Satin Finish $3.00 $13 $14 $18 2006-D $0.10 $8 $9 $10 2006-D Satin Finish $3.00 $15 $18 $20 2006-S $17 $28 2007-P $0.10 $11 2007-D $0.10 $11 2007-D Satin Finish $3.00 $9 $14 2007-S $15 $25 2008-P $0.10 $8 2008-P Satin Finish $3.00 2008-D $0.10 $8 2008-D Satin Finish $3.00 2008-S $16 $27 2009-S $16 $38 2010-S $16 $43

Jefferson Nickel Value Facts:

Date – Mint Rarity:

The 1950-D is the lowest mintage, business strike, key date of the entire series and it’s really not that rare and valuable with a mintage of 2,630,030 and a starting value of $20 in MS64 FS (Full Steps). If you want more valuable Jefferson Nickels then you must look into the varieties for this series.

In AU (About Uncirculated) you can get a couple dollars out of Jefferson Nickels dated 1938 through 1945 and this includes the silver War Time examples from 1942 through 1945. The silver nickels are known for their large mint mark over-top the Monticello and our the only Jefferson Nickels with large mint marks in that area.

Otherwise most Jefferson Nickels are worth face value in grades less than AU.

Proof, SP (Special Proof) and Matte Finish coins are worth a decent premium and 1994 and 1997 Matte Proofs are worth a good premium, and so is the 1966 SMS since they start at $25 and up.

The 1964 SMS is extremely rare and worth at least $1,000, plus proofs from 1938 through 1955 are worth a decent premium compared to proofs after 1955. It’s thought by most experts that proof Jefferson Nickels dated 1955 and earlier are one of the best investments because they’re still affordable but the mintages are low.

Grade – Condition:

Grade is important and so is the coin having full steps but you will have to find coins that grade MS66 FS before they’re worth a decent premium. However there’s a few exceptions like 1953-S that’s more valuable in lower grades and in MS63FS is worth at least $300, but most Jefferson Nickels are not worth much in that grade.

Varieties:

If you’re looking for value in Jefferson Nickels then varieties is where you look. Here’s a list of the most popular and notable varieties plus their starting value in AU (About Uncirculated): 1939 Doubled Die Reverse starts at $200, 1942-D Over Horizontal D starts at $175, 1943-P Doubled Die Obverse (DDO) starts at $50, 1942/3-P starts at $100, 1945-D Doubled Die Reverse (DDR) starts at $50, 1949-D/S starts at $50, 2005-D Speared Bison starts at $210 in MS63, 1971 No S proof Set starts at $800 in PR63.

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