Using the latest Mint circulating coin production figures for 2009 Jefferson nickels, 39.36 million from Denver and 39.84 million from Philadelphia were struck, for a total of 79.20 million coins. In contrast, 640.6 million nickels were minted in 2008. That is an astonishing 87.6 percent reduction. The last time a U.S. nickel had such a low combined mintage was in 1951.
Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938
It's impossible to get any silver from buffalo nickels. They were all minted from the same metal, an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper.The ONLY US nickels that ever contained silver were special "war nickels" minted from late 1942 to 1945. They were made of an alloy of 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese because nickel metal was needed for the war effort. These coins are distinguished by a large mint mark letter over the dome of Monticello on the back.
A US nickel is 5 cents. ($0.05). Most nickels minted since the late 1950s have no extra value.
69 nickels and three pennies
Two dollars contains 40 nickels.
There were 372,000,000 2004-D and 361,440,000 2004-P Peace Medal nickels minted. There were also 344,880,000 2004-D and 366,720,000 2004-P keelboat design nickels minted.
Based on US Mint figures, a total of 1,212,895,399 buffalo (= Indian head) nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938
2.6 million.
Including the proof 1942P coin (27,600) 869,923,700 War Nickels were struck
The first US nickels (5-cent coins) were minted in 1866. The first Canadian nickels were minted in 1922.
Jefferson nickels have been minted since 1938. Aside from various portrait changes, no other design has been minted since then.
1964 US nickels were minted at Philadelphia (no mint mark at that time) and Denver ("D")
Indian Head nickels (a/k/a buffalo nickels) were minted from 1913 to 1938.
Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938.
Only 5 examples are known
The last Buffalo nickels were minted in 1938.
Philadelphia ("P" mint mark): 39,840,000 Denver ("D"): 46,800,000 San Francisco ("S"): 2,179,867; only minted for proof sets