Jefferson Nickel

Nickels · 1938–present

1951 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

1951-D · Denver

20,460,000

1951-P · Philadelphia

28,609,500

1951-S · San Francisco

7,776,000