It's just a nickel, spend it.
It's just a nickel, spend it.
If you are looking at a 2005 nickel with the new portrait of Jefferson, it's worth five cents. Jefferson's portrait was redesigned for the 2005 nickels, so all 2005 nickels look this way.
The 2005 Jefferson nickel with a buffalo on the reverse was struck in enormous numbers. Any that you find in change will only be worth 5 cents.
A Buffalo Nickel stamped on a penny is worth $800.00. A Jefferson Nickel stamped on a ZN penny is worth $70.00. A Jefferson Nickel stamped on a CU penny is worth $60.00.
Buffalo nickels were minted between 1913 and 1938. The coin you are asking about is a Jefferson nickel with a bison reverse, part of the Westward Journey commemoratives. They are not rare and are worth face value.
The nickel wasn't first minted until 1866. If the date 1805 is right after the names Lewis & Clark, and the other side shows President Jefferson, then it's a 2005 Westward Journey nickel, worth 5 cents.
The 2005 nickel with a buffalo on the reverse is worth exactly 5 cents.
Thomas Jefferson is on the nickel, not George Bush. A 2005 nickel is still only worth 5 cents. If it in fact does have George Bush on it, then it's some kind of novelty done by someone other than the US Mint, and is worth as much as someone is willing to pay.
A 1939 Jefferson Nickel in rough condition is worth $0.50 and in perfect condition can be up to $5.50.
It is known as a "war nickel" and actually contains no nickel! But it is 35% silver and is worth about $1.25 for the silver content.
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A Jefferson half dollar would be a real find, because Jefferson is on the nickel and JFK is on the half dollar. Regardless, a 1979 nickel is worth 5¢ and a 1979 half is worth exactly 10 times as much.