US 5 cents coins catalog with values online
Flowing Hair 5 cents 1794-1795
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Silver 0.892
Diameter - 16.5 mm
Weight -1.35 grams
Edge: Reeded
Years of mintage:
1794, 1795
Reverse:
Head facing right, flanked by stars
Legend:
LIBERTY / Year
Obverse:
Small Eagle
Legend:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Krause catalog number - KM#15
Value in "F" condition - $1,500-2,500 (rare valuable coin)
Draped Bust 5 cents 1796-1797
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Silver 0.892
Diameter - 16.5 mm
Weight -1.35 grams
Edge: Reeded
Years of mintage:
1796, 1797
Reverse:
Draped bust right, flanked by stars
Legend:
LIBERTY / Year
Obverse:
Small Eagle
Legend:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Krause catalog number - KM#23
Value in "F" condition - $5,000-7,000 (rare valuable coin)
Draped Bust 5 cents 1800-1805
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Silver 0.892
Diameter - 16.5 mm
Weight -1.35 grams
Edge: Reeded
Years of mintage:
1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1805
Reverse:
Draped bust right, flanked by stars
Legend:
LIBERTY / Year
Obverse:
Heraldic Eagle
Legend:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Krause catalog number - KM#34
Value in "F" condition - $3,000-6,000 (rare valuable coin)
Capped Bust (Classic Head) 5 cents 1829-1837
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Silver 0.892
Diameter - 15.5 mm
Weight -1.35 grams
Edge: Reeded
Years of mintage:
1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837
Reverse:
Capped bust left, flanked by stars
Legend:
Year
Obverse:
Heraldic Eagle
Legend:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Krause catalog number - KM#47
Value in "F" condition - $70-100
Seated Liberty 5 cents 1837-1838
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Silver 0.900
Diameter - 15.5 mm
Weight -1.34 grams
Edge: Reeded
Years of mintage:
1837, 1838
Reverse:
Value within wreath
Legend:
HALF DIME / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse:
Seated Liberty
Legend:
Year
Krause catalog number - KM#60
Value in "F" condition - $2,000-2,500 (rare valuable coin)
Seated Liberty 5 cents 1838-1840
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Silver 0.900
Diameter - 15.5 mm
Weight -1.34 grams
Edge: Reeded
Years of mintage:
1838, 1839, 1840
Reverse:
Value within wreath
Legend:
HALF DIME / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse:
Seated Liberty, stars around top 1/2 of border
Legend:
Year
Krause catalog number - KM#62.1
Value in "F" condition - $30-50
Seated Liberty 5 cents 1840-1859
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Silver 0.900
Diameter - 15.5 mm
Weight -1.34 grams
Edge: Reeded
Years of mintage:
1840, 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1956, 1857, 1858, 1859
Reverse:
Value within wreath
Legend:
HALF DIME / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse:
Seated Liberty, stars around top 1/2 of border, drapery added to Liberty's left elbow
Legend:
Year
Krause catalog number - KM#62.2
Value in "F" condition - $30-50
Seated Liberty 5 cents 1853-1855
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Silver 0.900
Diameter - 15.5 mm
Weight -1.34 grams
Edge: Reeded
Years of mintage:
1853, 1854, 1855
Reverse:
Value within wreath
Legend:
HALF DIME / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse:
Seated Liberty, stars around top 1/2 of border, arrows at date
Legend:
Year
Krause catalog number - KM#76
Value in "F" condition - $30-50
Seated Liberty 5 cents 1860-1873
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Silver 0.900
Diameter - 15.5 mm
Weight -1.24 grams
Edge: Reeded
Years of mintage:
1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1964, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873
Reverse:
Value within wreath
Legend:
HALF DIME
Obverse:
Seated Liberty
Legend:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / Year
Krause catalog number - KM#91
Value in "F" condition - $20-40
Shield Nickel 5 cents 1866-1867
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Copper-Nickel
Diameter - 20.5 mm
Weight -5.00 grams
Edge: Plain
Years of mintage:
1866, 1867
Reverse:
Value within center of rays between stars
Legend:
5 CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse:
Draped garland above shield
Legend:
IN GOD WE TRUST / Year
Krause catalog number - KM#96
Value in "F" condition - $40-60
Shield Nickel 5 cents 1867-1883
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Copper-Nickel
Diameter - 20.5 mm
Weight - 5.00 grams
Edge: Plain
Years of mintage:
1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883
Reverse:
Value within circle of stars
Legend:
5 CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse:
Draped garland above shield
Legend:
IN GOD WE TRUST / Year
Krause catalog number - KM#97
Value in "F" condition - $30-40
Liberty Nickel 5 cents 1883
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Copper-Nickel
Diameter - 21.2 mm
Weight - 5.00 grams
Edge: Plain
Years of mintage:
1883
Reverse:
Roman numeral value within wreath
Legend:
V / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Obverse:
Liberty head left, within circle of stars
Legend:
Year
Krause catalog number - KM#111
Value in "VF" condition - $5-10
Liberty Nickel 5 cents 1883-1913
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Copper-Nickel
Diameter - 21.2 mm
Weight - 5.00 grams
Edge: Plain
Years of mintage:
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
Reverse:
Roman numeral value within wreath
Legend:
V CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Obverse:
Liberty head left, within circle of stars
Legend:
Year
Krause catalog number - KM#112
Value in "VF" condition - $2-4
Buffalo Nickel 5 cents 1913
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Copper-Nickel
Diameter - 21.2 mm
Weight - 5.00 grams
Edge: Plain
Years of mintage:
1913
Reverse:
American Bison standing on a mound
Legend:
FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse:
Indian head right
Legend:
LIBERTY / Year
Krause catalog number - KM#133
Value in "VF" condition - $10-15
Buffalo Nickel 5 cents 1913-1938
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Copper-Nickel
Diameter - 21.2 mm
Weight - 5.00 grams
Edge: Plain
Years of mintage:
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
Reverse:
American Bison standing on a line
Legend:
FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse:
Indian head right
Legend:
LIBERTY / Year
Krause catalog number - KM#134
Value in "VF" condition - $5-8
Jefferson Nickel 5 cents 1938-2003
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Copper-Nickel
Diameter - 21.2 mm
Weight - 5.00 grams
Edge: Plain
Years of mintage:
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
Reverse:
Monticello building, mint mark to right side
Legend:
FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO
Obverse:
Jefferson head left
Legend:
IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY Year
Krause catalog number - KM#192
Value in UNC condition - approximate $1 before 1960 and less than $1 later
Jefferson Nickel 5 cents 1942-1945
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Billon (copper-manganese-silver 0.350)
Diameter - 21.2 mm
Weight - 5.00 grams
Edge: Plain
Years of mintage:
1942, 1943, 1944, 1945
Reverse:
Monticello building, mint mark to right side
Legend:
FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO
Obverse:
Jefferson head left
Legend:
IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY Year
Krause catalog number - KM#192a
Value in "VF" condition - $5-10
Jefferson Nickel 5 cents since 2006
Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Type - circulation coin
Composition - Copper-Nickel
Diameter - 21.2 mm
Weight - 5.00 grams
Edge: Plain
Years of mintage:
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012., 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Reverse:
Monticello building, enhanced design
Legend:
FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO
Obverse:
Jefferson large facing portrait
Legend:
IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY Year
Krause catalog number - KM#381
Value in "UNC" condition - $0.05-0.10
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