1938–Present Jefferson Nickel Mintage Table
Complete year-by-year Jefferson Nickel mintages, including regular issues, wartime silver nickels, proof-only San Francisco issues, Westward Journey designs, West Point special issues, and pending 2026 rows.
All standard Jefferson nickels are five-cent pieces. Wartime silver issues from 1942–1945 use a 35% silver alloy and carry large mint marks above Monticello.
2026 rows are listed as pending because final mintages have not been published.
| Year / Issue | Mint | Mint Mark | Mintage | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Philadelphia | None | 19,515,365 | First year of issue |
| 1938-D | Denver | D | 5,376,000 | First Denver issue |
| 1938-S | San Francisco | S | 4,105,000 | First San Francisco issue |
| 1939 | Philadelphia | None | 120,627,535 | Regular issue |
| 1939-D | Denver | D | 3,514,000 | Semi-key date |
| 1939-S | San Francisco | S | 6,630,000 | Better date |
| 1940 | Philadelphia | None | 176,499,158 | Regular issue |
| 1940-D | Denver | D | 43,540,000 | Regular issue |
| 1940-S | San Francisco | S | 39,690,000 | Regular issue |
| 1941 | Philadelphia | None | 203,283,720 | Regular issue |
| 1941-D | Denver | D | 53,432,000 | Regular issue |
| 1941-S | San Francisco | S | 43,445,000 | Regular issue |
| 1942 | Philadelphia | None | 49,818,600 | Copper-nickel issue |
| 1942-D | Denver | D | 13,938,000 | Copper-nickel issue |
| 1942-P Silver | Philadelphia | P | 57,900,600 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1942-S Silver | San Francisco | S | 32,900,000 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1943-P Silver | Philadelphia | P | 271,165,000 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1943-D Silver | Denver | D | 15,294,000 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1943-S Silver | San Francisco | S | 104,060,000 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1944-P Silver | Philadelphia | P | 119,150,000 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1944-D Silver | Denver | D | 32,309,000 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1944-S Silver | San Francisco | S | 21,640,000 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1945-P Silver | Philadelphia | P | 119,408,100 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1945-D Silver | Denver | D | 37,158,000 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1945-S Silver | San Francisco | S | 58,939,000 | Wartime silver issue |
| 1946 | Philadelphia | None | 161,116,000 | Return to copper-nickel |
| 1946-D | Denver | D | 45,292,200 | Regular issue |
| 1946-S | San Francisco | S | 13,560,000 | Regular issue |
| 1947 | Philadelphia | None | 95,000,000 | Regular issue |
| 1947-D | Denver | D | 37,822,000 | Regular issue |
| 1947-S | San Francisco | S | 24,720,000 | Regular issue |
| 1948 | Philadelphia | None | 89,348,000 | Regular issue |
| 1948-D | Denver | D | 44,734,000 | Regular issue |
| 1948-S | San Francisco | S | 11,300,000 | Better date |
| 1949 | Philadelphia | None | 60,652,000 | Regular issue |
| 1949-D | Denver | D | 36,498,000 | Regular issue |
| 1949-S | San Francisco | S | 9,716,000 | Better date |
| 1950 | Philadelphia | None | 9,847,386 | Low mintage |
| 1950-D | Denver | D | 2,630,030 | Key date; lowest regular business strike |
| 1951 | Philadelphia | None | 28,609,500 | Regular issue |
| 1951-D | Denver | D | 20,460,000 | Regular issue |
| 1951-S | San Francisco | S | 7,776,000 | Better date |
| 1952 | Philadelphia | None | 64,069,980 | Regular issue |
| 1952-D | Denver | D | 30,638,000 | Regular issue |
| 1952-S | San Francisco | S | 20,572,000 | Regular issue |
| 1953 | Philadelphia | None | 46,772,800 | Regular issue |
| 1953-D | Denver | D | 59,878,600 | Regular issue |
| 1953-S | San Francisco | S | 19,210,900 | Regular issue |
| 1954 | Philadelphia | None | 47,917,350 | Regular issue |
| 1954-D | Denver | D | 117,136,560 | Regular issue |
| 1954-S | San Francisco | S | 29,384,000 | Regular issue |
| 1955 | Philadelphia | None | 8,266,200 | Low mintage |
| 1955-D | Denver | D | 74,464,100 | Regular issue |
| 1956 | Philadelphia | None | 35,885,384 | Regular issue |
| 1956-D | Denver | D | 67,222,940 | Regular issue |
| 1957 | Philadelphia | None | 39,655,952 | Regular issue |
| 1957-D | Denver | D | 136,828,900 | Regular issue |
| 1958 | Philadelphia | None | 17,963,652 | Regular issue |
| 1958-D | Denver | D | 168,249,120 | Regular issue |
| 1959 | Philadelphia | None | 28,397,291 | Regular issue |
| 1959-D | Denver | D | 160,738,240 | Regular issue |
| 1960 | Philadelphia | None | 57,107,602 | Regular issue |
| 1960-D | Denver | D | 192,582,180 | Regular issue |
| 1961 | Philadelphia | None | 76,668,244 | Regular issue |
| 1961-D | Denver | D | 229,342,760 | Regular issue |
| 1962 | Philadelphia | None | 110,602,019 | Regular issue |
| 1962-D | Denver | D | 280,195,720 | Regular issue |
| 1963 | Philadelphia | None | 178,851,645 | Regular issue |
| 1963-D | Denver | D | 276,829,460 | Regular issue |
| 1964 | Philadelphia | None | 1,028,622,762 | High mintage |
| 1964-D | Denver | D | 1,787,297,160 | Highest regular issue |
| 1965 | Philadelphia/Denver/San Francisco | None | 136,131,380 | Mint marks suspended |
| 1966 | Philadelphia/Denver/San Francisco | None | 156,208,283 | Mint marks suspended |
| 1967 | Philadelphia/Denver/San Francisco | None | 107,325,800 | Mint marks suspended |
| 1968-D | Denver | D | 91,227,880 | Mint marks returned |
| 1968-S | San Francisco | S | 100,396,004 | Regular S issue |
| 1969-D | Denver | D | 202,807,500 | Regular issue |
| 1969-S | San Francisco | S | 123,099,631 | Regular S issue |
| 1970-D | Denver | D | 515,485,380 | Regular issue |
| 1970-S | San Francisco | S | 241,464,814 | Last regular S circulation issue |
| 1971 | Philadelphia | None | 106,884,000 | Regular issue |
| 1971-D | Denver | D | 316,144,800 | Regular issue |
| 1971-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,220,733 | Proof only; includes rare No S variety |
| 1972 | Philadelphia | None | 202,036,000 | Regular issue |
| 1972-D | Denver | D | 351,694,600 | Regular issue |
| 1972-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,260,996 | Proof only |
| 1973 | Philadelphia | None | 384,396,000 | Regular issue |
| 1973-D | Denver | D | 261,405,000 | Regular issue |
| 1973-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,760,339 | Proof only |
| 1974 | Philadelphia | None | 601,752,000 | Regular issue |
| 1974-D | Denver | D | 277,373,000 | Regular issue |
| 1974-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,612,568 | Proof only |
| 1975 | Philadelphia | None | 181,772,000 | Regular issue |
| 1975-D | Denver | D | 401,875,300 | Regular issue |
| 1975-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,845,450 | Proof only |
| 1976 | Philadelphia | None | 367,124,000 | Regular issue |
| 1976-D | Denver | D | 563,964,147 | Regular issue |
| 1976-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,845,450 | Proof only |
| 1977 | Philadelphia | None | 585,376,000 | Regular issue |
| 1977-D | Denver | D | 297,313,460 | Regular issue |
| 1977-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,251,152 | Proof only |
| 1978 | Philadelphia | None | 391,308,000 | Regular issue |
| 1978-D | Denver | D | 313,092,780 | Regular issue |
| 1978-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,127,781 | Proof only |
| 1979 | Philadelphia | None | 463,188,000 | Regular issue |
| 1979-D | Denver | D | 325,867,672 | Regular issue |
| 1979-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,677,175 | Proof only |
| 1980-P | Philadelphia | P | 593,004,000 | P mint mark added to obverse |
| 1980-D | Denver | D | 502,323,448 | Regular issue |
| 1980-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,554,806 | Proof only |
| 1981-P | Philadelphia | P | 657,504,000 | Regular issue |
| 1981-D | Denver | D | 364,801,843 | Regular issue |
| 1981-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 4,063,083 | Proof only |
| 1982-P | Philadelphia | P | 292,355,000 | Regular issue |
| 1982-D | Denver | D | 373,726,544 | Regular issue |
| 1982-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,857,479 | Proof only |
| 1983-P | Philadelphia | P | 561,615,000 | Regular issue |
| 1983-D | Denver | D | 536,726,276 | Regular issue |
| 1983-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,279,126 | Proof only |
| 1984-P | Philadelphia | P | 746,769,000 | Regular issue |
| 1984-D | Denver | D | 517,675,146 | Regular issue |
| 1984-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,065,110 | Proof only |
| 1985-P | Philadelphia | P | 647,114,962 | Regular issue |
| 1985-D | Denver | D | 459,747,446 | Regular issue |
| 1985-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,362,821 | Proof only |
| 1986-P | Philadelphia | P | 536,883,483 | Regular issue |
| 1986-D | Denver | D | 361,819,140 | Regular issue |
| 1986-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,010,497 | Proof only |
| 1987-P | Philadelphia | P | 371,499,481 | Regular issue |
| 1987-D | Denver | D | 410,590,604 | Regular issue |
| 1987-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 4,227,728 | Proof only |
| 1988-P | Philadelphia | P | 771,360,000 | Regular issue |
| 1988-D | Denver | D | 663,771,652 | Regular issue |
| 1988-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,262,948 | Proof only |
| 1989-P | Philadelphia | P | 898,812,000 | Regular issue |
| 1989-D | Denver | D | 570,842,474 | Regular issue |
| 1989-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,220,194 | Proof only |
| 1990-P | Philadelphia | P | 661,636,000 | Regular issue |
| 1990-D | Denver | D | 663,938,503 | Regular issue |
| 1990-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,299,559 | Proof only |
| 1991-P | Philadelphia | P | 614,104,000 | Regular issue |
| 1991-D | Denver | D | 436,496,678 | Regular issue |
| 1991-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,867,787 | Proof only |
| 1992-P | Philadelphia | P | 399,552,000 | Regular issue |
| 1992-D | Denver | D | 450,565,113 | Regular issue |
| 1992-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 4,176,560 | Proof only |
| 1993-P | Philadelphia | P | 412,076,000 | Regular issue |
| 1993-D | Denver | D | 406,084,135 | Regular issue |
| 1993-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,394,792 | Proof only |
| 1994-P | Philadelphia | P | 722,160,000 | Regular issue |
| 1994-P Matte Finish | Philadelphia | P | 167,703 | Special matte finish issue |
| 1994-D | Denver | D | 715,762,110 | Regular issue |
| 1994-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,269,923 | Proof only |
| 1995-P | Philadelphia | P | 774,156,000 | Regular issue |
| 1995-D | Denver | D | 888,112,000 | Regular issue |
| 1995-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,797,481 | Proof only |
| 1996-P | Philadelphia | P | 829,332,000 | Regular issue |
| 1996-D | Denver | D | 817,736,000 | Regular issue |
| 1996-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,525,625 | Proof only |
| 1997-P | Philadelphia | P | 470,972,000 | Regular issue |
| 1997-P Matte Finish | Philadelphia | P | 25,000 | Special matte finish issue |
| 1997-D | Denver | D | 466,640,000 | Regular issue |
| 1997-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,796,678 | Proof only |
| 1998-P | Philadelphia | P | 688,292,000 | Regular issue |
| 1998-D | Denver | D | 635,380,000 | Regular issue |
| 1998-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,086,507 | Proof only |
| 1999-P | Philadelphia | P | 1,212,000,000 | Regular issue |
| 1999-D | Denver | D | 1,066,720,000 | Regular issue |
| 1999-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,347,966 | Proof only |
| 2000-P | Philadelphia | P | 846,240,000 | Regular issue |
| 2000-D | Denver | D | 1,509,220,000 | Regular issue |
| 2000-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 4,047,993 | Proof only |
| 2001-P | Philadelphia | P | 675,704,000 | Regular issue |
| 2001-D | Denver | D | 627,680,000 | Regular issue |
| 2001-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,184,606 | Proof only |
| 2002-P | Philadelphia | P | 529,280,000 | Regular issue |
| 2002-D | Denver | D | 691,200,000 | Regular issue |
| 2002-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,211,995 | Proof only |
| 2003-P | Philadelphia | P | 441,840,000 | Final original Monticello type year |
| 2003-D | Denver | D | 383,040,000 | Final original Monticello type year |
| 2003-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,298,439 | Proof only |
| 2004-P Peace Medal | Philadelphia | P | 361,440,000 | Westward Journey reverse |
| 2004-D Peace Medal | Denver | D | 372,000,000 | Westward Journey reverse |
| 2004-S Peace Medal Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,992,069 | Proof only |
| 2004-P Keelboat | Philadelphia | P | 366,720,000 | Westward Journey reverse |
| 2004-D Keelboat | Denver | D | 344,880,000 | Westward Journey reverse |
| 2004-S Keelboat Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,965,422 | Proof only |
| 2005-P American Bison | Philadelphia | P | 448,320,000 | Westward Journey reverse |
| 2005-D American Bison | Denver | D | 487,680,000 | Westward Journey reverse |
| 2005-S American Bison Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,344,679 | Proof only |
| 2005-P Ocean in View | Philadelphia | P | 394,080,000 | Westward Journey reverse |
| 2005-D Ocean in View | Denver | D | 411,120,000 | Westward Journey reverse |
| 2005-S Ocean in View Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,344,679 | Proof only |
| 2006-P | Philadelphia | P | 693,120,000 | Return to Monticello |
| 2006-D | Denver | D | 809,280,000 | Return to Monticello |
| 2006-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 3,054,436 | Proof only |
| 2007-P | Philadelphia | P | 571,680,000 | Regular issue |
| 2007-D | Denver | D | 626,160,000 | Regular issue |
| 2007-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,577,166 | Proof only |
| 2008-P | Philadelphia | P | 279,840,000 | Regular issue |
| 2008-D | Denver | D | 345,600,000 | Regular issue |
| 2008-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,169,561 | Proof only |
| 2009-P | Philadelphia | P | 39,840,000 | Great Recession low mintage |
| 2009-D | Denver | D | 46,800,000 | Great Recession low mintage |
| 2009-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 2,179,867 | Proof only |
| 2010-P | Philadelphia | P | 260,640,000 | Regular issue |
| 2010-D | Denver | D | 229,920,000 | Regular issue |
| 2010-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 1,689,216 | Proof only |
| 2011-P | Philadelphia | P | 450,000,000 | Regular issue |
| 2011-D | Denver | D | 540,240,000 | Regular issue |
| 2011-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 1,673,010 | Proof only |
| 2012-P | Philadelphia | P | 464,640,000 | Regular issue |
| 2012-D | Denver | D | 558,960,000 | Regular issue |
| 2012-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 1,239,148 | Proof only |
| 2013-P | Philadelphia | P | 607,440,000 | Regular issue |
| 2013-D | Denver | D | 615,600,000 | Regular issue |
| 2013-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 1,274,505 | Proof only |
| 2014-P | Philadelphia | P | 635,520,000 | Regular issue |
| 2014-D | Denver | D | 570,720,000 | Regular issue |
| 2014-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 1,193,735 | Proof only |
| 2015-P | Philadelphia | P | 752,880,000 | Regular issue |
| 2015-D | Denver | D | 846,720,000 | Regular issue |
| 2015-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 1,099,413 | Proof only |
| 2016-P | Philadelphia | P | 786,960,000 | Regular issue |
| 2016-D | Denver | D | 759,600,000 | Regular issue |
| 2016-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 1,011,684 | Proof only |
| 2017-P | Philadelphia | P | 710,160,000 | Regular issue |
| 2017-D | Denver | D | 663,120,000 | Regular issue |
| 2017-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 979,498 | Proof only |
| 2017-S Enhanced Uncirculated | San Francisco | S | 223,310 | Enhanced Uncirculated |
| 2018-P | Philadelphia | P | 629,520,000 | Regular issue |
| 2018-D | Denver | D | 626,880,000 | Regular issue |
| 2018-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 898,986 | Proof only |
| 2018-S Reverse Proof | San Francisco | S | 199,177 | Reverse proof |
| 2019-P | Philadelphia | P | 567,854,400 | Regular issue |
| 2019-D | Denver | D | 527,040,000 | Regular issue |
| 2019-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 989,862 | Proof only |
| 2020-P | Philadelphia | P | 785,500,000 | Regular issue |
| 2020-D | Denver | D | 837,600,000 | Regular issue |
| 2020-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 777,913 | Proof only |
| 2020-W Proof | West Point | W | 464,730 | Proof |
| 2020-W Reverse Proof | West Point | W | 313,183 | Reverse proof |
| 2021-P | Philadelphia | P | 772,780,000 | Regular issue |
| 2021-D | Denver | D | 798,000,000 | Regular issue |
| 2021-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 513,866 | Proof only |
| 2022-P | Philadelphia | P | 769,920,000 | Regular issue |
| 2022-D | Denver | D | 777,600,000 | Regular issue |
| 2022-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 400,002 | Proof only |
| 2023-P | Philadelphia | P | 692,600,000 | Regular issue |
| 2023-D | Denver | D | 734,800,000 | Regular issue |
| 2023-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 369,236 | Proof only |
| 2024-P | Philadelphia | P | 79,920,000 | Regular issue |
| 2024-D | Denver | D | 32,880,000 | Regular issue |
| 2024-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 355,786 | Proof only |
| 2025-P | Philadelphia | P | 443,840,000 | Published current figure |
| 2025-D | Denver | D | 322,320,000 | Published current figure |
| 2025-S Proof | San Francisco | S | 304,725 | Proof only |
| 2026-P | Philadelphia | P | Pending | Current/future issue; final mintage not published |
| 2026-D | Denver | D | Pending | Current/future issue; final mintage not published |
| 2026-S Proof | San Francisco | S | Pending | Proof issue; final mintage not published |
Series Totals
| Years covered | 1938–present / 2026 pending |
| Mints included | Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, West Point |
| Lowest regular business strike | 1950-D, 2,630,030 |
| Highest regular business strike | 1964-D, 1,787,297,160 |
| Wartime silver years | 1942–1945 |
| Key dates / notes | 1939-D, 1950-D, wartime silver issues, 2009 low-mintage issues, 2020-W special issues |
Mintage figures compiled from published Jefferson Nickel mintage references; current-year rows may be revised when final U.S. Mint totals are released.