Jefferson Nickel

Nickels · 1938–present

1943 Jefferson Nickel

Designer

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

Composition

56% copper, 35% silver, 9% manganese (wartime)

Diameter

21.2 mm

Mass

5 g

Thickness

1.95 mm

Edge

Plain

Mints

Denver, Philadelphia, San Francisco

Metal

Silver

Mintage

1943-D · Denver

15,294,000

1943-P · Philadelphia

271,165,000

1943-S · San Francisco

104,060,000