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US 5, 3 and 2 cents coins catalog with values

United Stats of America

Dollar=100 cents

Flowing Hair Half Dime 1795 (1794-1795)
silver 0.892
16.5 mm.
1.35 g.
Edge: Reeded
Small Eagle / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Head facing right, flanked by stars / LIBERTY / 1795
KM#15
Coin value in F condition - 1,500-2,500 (rare valuable coin) USD

 

Draped Bust Half Dime 1797 (1796-1797)
silver 0.892
16.5 mm.
1.35 g.
Edge: Reeded
Small Eagle / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Draped bust right, flanked by stars / LIBERTY / 1797
KM#23
Coin value in F condition - 5,000-7,000 (rare valuable coin) USD

 

Draped Bust Half Dime 1800 (1800-1805)
1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1805
silver 0.892
16.5 mm.
1.35 g.
Edge: Reeded
Heraldic Eagle / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Draped bust right, flanked by stars / LIBERTY / 1800
KM#34
Coin value in F condition - 3,000-6,000 (rare valuable coin) USD

 

Capped Bust (Classic Head) Half Dime 1831 (1829-1837)
1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837
silver 0.892
15.5 mm.
1.35 g.
Edge: Reeded
Small Eagle / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Capped bust left, flanked by stars / 1831
KM#47
Coin value in F condition - 70-100 USD

 

Seated Liberty Half Dime 1837 (1837-1838)
silver 0.900
15.5 mm.
1.34 g.
Edge: Reeded
Value within wreath / HALF DIME / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Seated Liberty / 1837
KM#60
Coin value in F condition - 2,000-2,500 (rare valuable coin) USD

 

Seated Liberty Half Dime 1838 (1838-1840)
1838, 1839, 1840
silver 0.900
15.5 mm.
1.34 g.
Edge: Reeded
Value within wreath / HALF DIME / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Seated Liberty, stars around top 1/2 of border / 1838
KM#62.1
Coin value in F condition - 30-50 USD

 

Seated Liberty Half Dime 1838 (1840-1859)
1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1956, 1857, 1858, 1859
silver 0.900
15.5 mm.
1.34 g.
Edge: Reeded
Value within wreath / HALF DIME / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Seated Liberty, stars around top 1/2 of border, drapery added to Liberty's left elbow / 1838
KM#62.2
Coin value in F condition - 30-50 USD

 

Seated Liberty Half Dime 1853 (1853-1855)
1853, 1854, 1855
silver 0.900
15.5 mm.
1.24 g.
Edge: Reeded
Value within wreath / HALF DIME / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Seated Liberty, stars around top 1/2 of border, stars around top 1/2 of border, arrows at date / 1853
KM#76
Coin value in F condition - 30-50 USD

 

Seated Liberty Half Dime 1862 (1860-1873)
1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1964, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873
silver 0.900
15.5 mm.
1.24 g.
Edge: Reeded
Value within wreath / HALF DIME
Seated Liberty / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1862
KM#91
Coin value in F condition - 20-40 USD

 

 

 

Shield Nickel 5 cents 1866 (1866-1867)
copper-nickel
20.5 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Value within center of rays between stars / 5 CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Draped garland above shield / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1866
KM#96
Coin value in F condition - 40-60 USD

 

Shield Nickel 5 cents 1873 (1867-1883)
1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883
copper-nickel
20.5 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Value within circle of stars / 5 CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Draped garland above shield / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1873
KM#97
Coin value in F condition - 30-40 USD

 

Liberty Nickel 5 cents 1883
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Roman numeral value within wreath / V / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Liberty head left, within circle of stars / 1883
KM#111
Coin value in VF condition - 5-10 USD

 

Liberty Nickel 5 cents 1885 (1883-1913)
1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Roman numeral value within wreath / V CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Liberty head left, within circle of stars / 1885
KM#112
Coin value in VF condition - 2-4 USD

 

Buffalo Nickel 5 cents 1913
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
American Bison standing on a mound / FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Indian head right / LIBERTY / 1913
KM#133
Coin value in VF condition - 10-15 USD

 

Buffalo Nickel 5 cents 1937 (1913-1938)
1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
American Bison standing on a line / FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Indian head right / LIBERTY / 1937
KM#134
Coin value in VF condition - 5-8 USD

 

Jefferson Nickel 5 cents 1958 (1938-2003)
1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Monticello building, mint mark to right side / FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO
Jefferson left / IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY 1958
KM#192
Coin value in UNC condition - approximate $1 before 1960 and less than $1 later

 

Jefferson Nickel 5 cents 1942 (1942-1945)
1942, 1943, 1944, 1945
billon (copper-manganese-silver 0.350)
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Monticello building, mint mark above / FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO
Jefferson left / IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY 1942
KM#192a

Coin value in VF condition - 5-10  USD

 

Jefferson Nickel 5 cents 2009 (2006- )
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012., 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Monticello building, enhanced design / FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO
Jefferson large facing portrait
Obverse legend: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY 2009
KM#381

Coin value in UNC condition - 0.05-0.10 USD

 

 

3 cents (type 1) 1851 (1851-1853)
1851, 1852, 1853
silver 0.750
14 mm.
0.8 g.
Edge: Plain
Roman numeral in designed C, within circle of stars / III C
Shield within star, no outlines in star / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1851
KM#75
Coin value in F condition - 100-150 USD

 

3 cents (type 2) 1854 (1854-1858)
1854, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1858
silver 0.750
14 mm.
0.9 g.
Edge: Plain
Roman numeral in designed C, within circle of stars / III C
Shield within star, three outlines in star / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1854
KM#80
Coin value in F condition - 100-150 USD

 

3 cents (type 3) 1862 (1859-1873)
1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873
silver 0.750
14 mm.
0.9 g.
Edge: Plain
Roman numeral in designed C, within circle of stars / III C
Shield within star, two outlines in star obverse / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1862
KM#88
Coin value in F condition - 100-150 USD

 

Nickel 3 cents 1868 (1865-1889)
1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889
copper-nickel
17.9 mm.
1.94 g.
Edge: Plain
Roman numeral value within wreath / III
Coronet head left / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / 1868
KM#95
Coin value in F condition - 15-20 USD

 

 

2 cents small motto 1864
copper-tin-zinc
23 mm.
6.22 g.
Edge: Plain
Value within wreath / 2 CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Shield in front of crossed arrows, banner above / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1864
KM#94
Coin value in F condition - 300-350 USD

 

2 cents large motto 1864 (1864-1873)
1864, 1865, 1966, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873
copper-tin-zinc
23 mm.
6.22 g.
Edge: Plain
Value within wreath / 2 CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Shield in front of crossed arrows, banner above / IN GOD WE TRUST / 1864
KM#94
Coin value in F condition - 30-50 USD