1945-D Silver Jefferson Nickel

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Struck at
Denver Mint
Designed by
Felix Schlag
Produced by
United States Mint

Thickness

Approximately 1.98 mm — Annual issue specification

Approximate reported value; no tolerance or exact range is established.

s.1

Issue details

Dated 1945, this Jefferson Nickel is a regular circulation strike with a D mint mark. It has a nominal whole-coin mass composition specification of 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese, has a nominal weight specification of 5.00 g, has a reported diameter specification of 21.20 mm and has a plain edge.

Denomination
5¢
Date
1945
Mint mark
D
Series
Jefferson Nickel
Strike
Regular circulation strike
Composition
56% copper · 35% silver · 9% manganese

Nominal whole-coin mass composition specification; not a specimen assay.

s.2

Weight
5.00 g

Nominal issue specification; not a specimen measurement.

s.3

Diameter
21.20 mm

Issue specification; not a specimen measurement.

Edge
Plain

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Sources
  1. s.1 — U.S. Mint Annual Report FY1971 (GPO, 1972)

    p.312 Previous issues outstanding, silver-alloy 5 cents (PDF324); p.311 Thickness (PDF323); p.8/Table VI Mint1978 history:1942–45; reported average

  2. s.2 — U.S. Mint, Domestic and Foreign Coins 1793–1976 (GPO, 1978)

    p.8/Table VI, wartime5-cent row/note1 and previous issues; PDF16

  3. s.3 — U.S. Mint, Domestic and Foreign Coins 1793–1976 (GPO, 1978)

    p.8/Table VI and Previous issues outstanding, 5 cents wartime alloy row and note 1 (PDF16)