Jefferson Nickel

Nickels · 1938–present

1939 Jefferson Nickel

Designer

Felix Schlag (obv. later Jamie Franki; rev. varied)

Composition

Cu-Ni; 1942–45 56% Cu, 35% Ag, 9% Mn

Diameter

21.2 mm

Mass

5 g

Thickness

1.95 mm

Edge

Plain

Mints

Denver, Philadelphia, San Francisco

Metal

Nickel

Mintage

1939-D · Denver

3,514,000

1939-P · Philadelphia

120,627,535

1939-S · San Francisco

6,630,000