That's unfortunately an impossible question to answer because no agency keeps track of the number of nickels in circulation. For example no one knows how many have been lost, destroyed, melted, etc.
According to the source below, there have been 465,875,866,951 nickles minted, from 1890 to 2011. That means approximately 3,850,213,777 nickles are produced every year.
There are 40 nickels in a roll of nickels.
340 nickels
700 nickels
A standard roll of nickels contains 40 nickels for a value of $2.00
As of recent estimates, there are approximately 1.1 billion nickels in circulation in the United States. The U.S. Mint produces billions of coins each year, but the exact number of nickels can fluctuate due to factors like demand and coin recycling. The total can vary over time as new coins are minted and older ones are taken out of circulation.
So many were made and saved you are better off spending them, they are still in circulation.
1942-1945 are the only years silver nickels were struck, 1956 nickels are still in circulation today and are worth 5 cents.
No, but due to where the date was and how high it was raised, many buffalo nickels have had their dates worn off through circulation.
Circulation coins were made from 1883 to 1912. The famed 1913 nickels were unauthorized strikes. See www.coinfacts.com for pictures and mintages.
The last V nickels struck for circulation were dated 1912. All 1920 nickels carry the Indian head design.
The coins are still found in circulation and only face value.
There are 40 nickels in a roll of nickels.
340 nickels
235 nickels.
390 nickels.
700 nickels
There's no way to keep track of what happens to coins after they leave the Mint and are distributed to banks and enter commerce. Original mintages total 1,212,898,771 buffalo nickels made for circulation and another 10,189 proofs made for collectors.