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2004-S Proof HANDSHAKE Jefferson Nickel

Jefferson Nickel · 1938-present

Impaired examples broken out of proof sets trade around $1–3.

Schedule of Prices

Asking prices by certified grade on active eBay listings — what sellers are asking, not sale prices and not a valuation.
GradeAskSample
PF69$11–$20 asking11
PF70$29–$45 asking5

Grades without listing data aren't shown.

Ask is what sellers were asking on active eBay listings of certified coins, fixed-price only — not what a coin sold for, and not our valuation. With enough listings at a grade, it's the middle 50% of their asking prices; with only a few, each asking price is shown. A single listing is shown only when its seller has an established eBay account with strong feedback. Sample is the number of listings behind each figure. Grades shown without a designation are plain examples.

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Listings observed 2026-10-24.

Die Varieties

No die varieties recorded yet for this date.

Specifications
  • Series Jefferson Nickel (1938-present)
  • Denomination 5¢
  • Designer Felix Schlag
  • Composition 75% Cu/25% Ni (silver 1942-45 wartime)
  • Weight 5 g
  • Diameter 21.2 mm
  • Edge Plain
  • Mintage 2,992,069
  • Mint mark S

History

Proof striking (HANDSHAKE). Proofs were struck for collectors and sold separately from circulating coinage; this is a distinct coin from the 2004-S Jefferson Nickel. Mintage from the NGC published mintage field.

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