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US 5 cents coins

 

 

Flowing Hair Silver Half Dime

Face value: Half Dime ($0.05=5 cents)
silver 0.892
16.5 mm.
1.35 g.
Edge: Reeded
Minted:
1794, 1795
Reverse: Small Eagle; legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse: Head facing right, flanked by stars; legend: LIBERTY / 1795
KM#15
Price for coin in F condition - $1,500-2,500 (rare valuable coin)

 

 

 

Draped Bust Silver Half Dime

 

Draped Bust Half Dime - Small Eagle

Face value: Half Dime ($0.05=5 cents)
silver 0.892
16.5 mm.
1.35 g.
Edge: Reeded
Minted:
1796, 1797
Reverse: Small Eagle; legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse: Draped bust right, flanked by stars; legend: LIBERTY / 1797
KM#23
Price for coin in F condition - $5,000-7,000 (rare valuable coin)

 

 

Draped Bust Half Dime - Heraldic Eagle

Face value: Half Dime ($0.05=5 cents)
silver 0.892
16.5 mm.
1.35 g.
Edge: Reeded
Minted:
1800, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1805
Reverse: Heraldic Eagle; legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse: Draped bust right, flanked by stars; legend: LIBERTY / 1800
KM#34
Price for coin in F condition - $3,000-6,000 (rare valuable coin)

 

 

 

Capped Bust (Classic Head) Silver Half Dime

Face value: Half Dime ($0.05=5 cents)
silver 0.892
15.5 mm.
1.35 g.
Edge: Reeded
Minted:
1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1833, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837
Reverse: Small Eagle; legend: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Obverse: Draped bust left, flanked by stars; legend: 1831
KM#47
Price for coin in F condition - $70-100

 

 

 

Seated Liberty Silver Half Dime

 

Seated Liberty Half Dime - Clean field

Face value: Half Dime ($0.05=5 cents)
silver 0.900
15.5 mm.
1.34 g.
Edge: Reeded
Minted:
1837
1838
Reverse: Value within wreath; legend: HALF DIME / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse: Seated Liberty; legend: 1837
KM#60
Price for coin in F condition - $2,000-2,500 (rare valuable coin)

 

 

Seated Liberty Half Dime - Stars around

Face value: Half Dime ($0.05=5 cents)
silver 0.900
15.5 mm.
1.34 g.
Edge: Reeded
Minted:
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: 1838
KM#62.1
Price for coin in F condition - $30-50

 

 

Seated Liberty Half Dime - Drapery added

Face value: Half Dime ($0.05=5 cents)
silver 0.900
15.5 mm.
1.34 g.
Edge: Reeded
Minted:
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: 1838
KM#62.2
Price for coin in F condition - $30-50

 

 

Seated Liberty Half Dime - Arrows at date

Face value: Half Dime ($0.05=5 cents)
silver 0.900
15.5 mm.
1.24 g.
Edge: Reeded
Minted:
1853, 1854, 1855
Reverse: Value within wreath; legend: HALF DIME / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse: Seated Liberty, stars around top 1/2 of border, stars around top 1/2 of border, arrows at date; legend: 1853
KM#76
Price for coin in F condition - $30-50

 

 

Seated Liberty Half Dime - Modified legend

Face value: Half Dime ($0.05=5 cents)
silver 0.900
15.5 mm.
1.24 g.
Edge: Reeded
Minted:
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 / 1862
KM#91
Price for coin in F condition - $20-40

 

 

 

Shield Nickel 5 cents

 

Shield Nickel Five cents - Rays and Stars

Face value: 5 cents ($0.05)
copper-nickel
20.5 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Minted:
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 / 1866
KM#96
Price for coin in F condition - $40-60

 

 

Shield Nickel Five cents - Stars

Face value: 5 cents ($0.05)
copper-nickel
20.5 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Minted:
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 / 1873
KM#97
Price for coin in F condition - $30-40

 

 

 

Liberty Nickel 5 cents

 

Liberty Nickel Five cents - Without "CENTS"

Face value: 5 cents ($0.05)
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Minted:
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: 1883
KM#111
Price for coin in VF condition - $5-10

 

 

Liberty Nickel Five cents - With "CENTS"

Face value: 5 cents ($0.05)
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Minted:
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: 1885
KM#112
Price for coin in VF condition - $2-4

 

 

 

Buffalo Nickel 5 cents

 

Buffalo Nickel Five cents - Bison standing on a mound

Face value: 5 cents ($0.05)
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Minted:
1913
Reverse: American Bison standing on a mound; legend: FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Obverse: Indian head right; legend: LIBERTY / 1913
KM#133
Price for coin in VF condition - $10-15

 

 

Buffalo Nickel Five cents - Bison standing on a line

Face value: 5 cents ($0.05)
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Minted:
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 / 1937
KM#134
Price for coin in VF condition - $5-8

 

 

 

Jefferson Nickel 5 cents

 

Jefferson Nickel Five cents - Mint mark to right side

Face value: 5 cents ($0.05)
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Minted:
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, mintmark to right side; legend: FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO
Obverse: Jefferson left; legend: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY 1958
KM#192
Price for coin in UNC condition - approximate $1 before 1960 and less than $1 later

 

 

 

Jefferson Nickel Five cents - Mint mark above, modified composition

Face value: 5 cents ($0.05)
billon (copper-manganese-silver 0.350)
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Minted:
1942, 1943, 1944, 1945
Reverse: Monticello building, mintmark above; legend: FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO
Obverse: Jefferson left; legend: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY 1942
Number in Krause catalog: KM#192a

Price for coin in VF condition - $5-10 

 

 

Jefferson Nickel Five cents - Large facing portrait (current)

Face value: 5 cents ($0.05)
copper-nickel
21.2 mm.
5 g.
Edge: Plain
Minted:
2006 to date
Reverse: Monticello building, enhanced design; legend: FIVE CENTS / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO
Obverse: Jefferson large facing portrait
Obverse legend: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY 1942
KM#381

Price for coin in UNC condition - $0.05-0.10