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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Jefferson Nickels (1938–) series of Nickels in the U.S. Coins contains 14 distinct entries with CPG® values between $0.50 and $3,650.00.
The first Jefferson nickels were coined in 1938 and remain in production to the present. The nickel was designed by Felix Schlag, whose artwork for the coin was selected in a competition in which 390 artists submitted designs; Schlag's entry won him an award of $1,000.



While the Jefferson nickel is among the nation's longest-running coin series, it offers very few major regular-issue rarities. The 1939-D and 1950-D issues are the scarcest coins in terms of overall mintage, though these are relatively affordable in all circulated grades and eve...

Catalog Detail

  Jefferson Nickels (1938–) Value Range Favorite
Jefferson Nickels (1938–) Value Range  
1946 5c MS
$0.50
-
$405
$0.50 - $405
1946 5c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS
-
 
1946 5c MS FS
$47.00
-
$2,700
$47.00 - $2,700
1946 5c Doubled Die Reverse, FS-801 MS FS
-
 
1946-D 5c MS
$0.50
-
$170.00
$0.50 - $170.00
1946-D/D 5c D/Inverted D, FS-501 MS
-
 
1946-D 5c MS FS
$11.00
-
$525
$11.00 - $525
1946-D/D 5c D/Inverted D, FS-501 MS FS
-
 
1946-D/D 5c D/Inverted D MS
$390
-
$2,050
$390 - $2,050
1946-D/D 5c D/Inverted D MS FS
$575
-
$3,450
$575 - $3,450
1946-S 5c MS
$0.50
-
$1,250
$0.50 - $1,250
1946-S 5c Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101 MS
-
 
1946-S 5c MS FS
$22.00
-
$3,650
$22.00 - $3,650
1946-S 5c Doubled Die Obverse, FS-101 MS FS
-
 

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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Jefferson Nickels (1938–) series of Nickels in the U.S. Coins contains 14 distinct entries with CPG® values between $0.50 and $3,650.00.
The first Jefferson nickels were coined in 1938 and remain in production to the present. The nickel was designed by Felix Schlag, whose artwork for the coin was selected in a competition in which 390 artists submitted designs; Schlag's entry won him an award of $1,000.



While the Jefferson nickel is among the nation's longest-running coin series, it offers very few major regular-issue rarities. The 1939-D and 1950-D issues are the scarcest coins in terms of overall mintage, though these are relatively affordable in all circulated grades and eve...

Catalog Detail