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Return to Monticello nickel
The five-cent design first issued in 2006.
What our records show
- For 2006–2025, the years this site covers for this design, our table has production figures for 6 of 20 years; 14 years are not published in the sources we checked (2012–2025).
- Facilities in the record, with the mark their coins carried: Philadelphia: P (2006–2011); Denver: D (2006–2011).
- What the figures count: circulating production each calendar year, without proof or uncirculated-set coins (archived Mint production pages).
“The “Return to Monticello” theme is the current design of the U.S. five-cent coin. The U.S. Mint first issued this design in 2006.”
Metal, weight and size, where a Mint table dates it
| Coin years | Specification and source |
|---|---|
| 2006–2025 | No specification dated to these years in the sources we checked. |
Each row covers only the coin years its source establishes. Proof and collector versions can differ and aren't covered.
Current Mint specification (undated; applicability to earlier years not established)
Metal: cupro-nickel (25% nickel, balance copper) · Weight: 5 g · Diameter: 21.21 mm
Source: U.S. Mint, Coin Specifications page (archived October 9, 2024; the page says its content was last updated April 28, 2022). The page doesn't say which years' coins it describes.
How many were made
| Year | Philadelphia P | Denver D | What the figure counts, and notes | Source (see list below) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 693.12 million | 809.28 million | circulating production that calendar year | 1 |
| 2007 | 571.68 million | 626.16 million | circulating production that calendar year | 2 |
| 2008 | 287.76 million | 352.80 million | circulating production that calendar year | 3 |
| 2009 | 39.84 million | 46.80 million | circulating production that calendar year | 4 |
| 2010 | 260.64 million | 229.92 million | circulating production that calendar year | 5 |
| 2011 | 450.00 million | 540.24 million | circulating production that calendar year | 6 |
| 2012–2025 | Not published in the sources we checked. The Mint's current production-figures page shows a browser challenge to automated requests, and the archived copies we found don't include these years. | |||
- Mint production page, 2006 (archived), January 2006 through December 2006
- Mint production page, 2007 (archived), January 2007 through December 2007
- Mint production page, 2008 (archived), January 2008 through December 2008
- Mint production page, 2009 (archived), January 2009 through December 2009
- Mint production page, 2010 (archived), January 2010 through December 2010
- Mint production page, 2011 (archived), January 2011 through December 2011
Where the mint mark is
“When mint marks returned in 1968, they were placed on the obverse, after having previously been on the reverse of coins.” (U.S. Mint)
Sources
- Coin Production Figures (U.S. Mint, 1999-2012 site). United States Mint (archived copy).
- Nickel (U.S. Mint, Circulating Coins). United States Mint (archived copy).
- Coin Specifications (U.S. Mint). United States Mint (archived copy).
Figures and quotes checked against their sources on October 12, 2026.