The five cent piece or Nickel as they are more commonly called were first minted in 1866, with four major design types, the Shield, Liberty, Buffalo and Jefferson.

The Shield Nickel, depicts the shield of the United States on the obverse with the date below the shield and the words In God We Trust above the shield. The reverse has the number 5 in the center with either stars and rays surrounding it or stars alone.

The Liberty Nickel, has a representation of Liberty on the obverse, also called the V Nickel because of the Roman numeral five that is on the reverse.

The Buffalo Nickel, gets its name from the buffalo on the reverse. Its also called an Indian Head Nickel as the obverse shows a portrait of a Native American Indian facing to the right.

The Jefferson nickel design still in use today, was first issued in 1938. The bust of Thomas Jefferson.. the author of the Declaration of Independence and our third president.. appears on the obverse side. The reverse depicts his Virginia home, Monticello, which Jefferson himself designed.

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1927 Buffalo Nickel, Grades Fine, Even Gray color, problem free coin, see picture.
$1.25   Item Number RNB11927

1929-D Buffalo Nickel, Grades Fine, Dark Gray color, very small scratches on reverse not bad, see picture.
$2.00   Item Number RNB11929

1935-S Buffalo Nickel, Grades Fine, Even Gray color, problem free coin, see picture.
$1.25   Item Number RNB11935

1936 Buffalo Nickel, Grades Extremely Fine, Even Shiny Gray color, may have been cleaned has some very small scuffs on reverse need a magnifying glass to see it.
$2.25   Item Number RNB11936

1936-D Buffalo Nickel, Grades Fine, Even Gray color, some light scratches not bad, see picture.
$1.00   Item Number RNB21936

1937-D Buffalo Nickel, Grades Fine, Even Gray color, problem free coin, see picture.
$1.25   Item Number RNB11937

1939 Jefferson Nickel, Grades Very Good, Even Gray color, problem free coin, see picture.
Sold   Item Number RNJ11939

1941-D Jefferson Nickel, Grades Good, Even Gray color, problem free coin, see picture.
Sold   Item Number RNJ11941

To save nickel, a critical war material, for the military effort in World War II, the metal was removed from America's five cent coins On October 8, 1942 through the end of 1945.

The wartime five cent piece is composed of (56%) copper, (35%) silver and (9%) manganese.

A larger Mint Mark was placed above the dome of Monticello on the reverse, to indicate the change of alloy.

The letter (P) the "Philadelphia Mint Mark" was used for the first time in U.S. coinage history.

1943-P Jefferson Nickel, Grades Very Good, Toned Dark Gray color, one bump on the 9 in 1943, see picture.
$0.75   Item Number RNJ11943

1945-S Jefferson Nickel, Grades Fine, Even Shiny Gray color, may have been cleaned in the past, see picture, last year of the silver nickel.
$0.75   Item Number RNJ11945