1939-S Nickel Reverse of 1938 (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1939-S Nickel Reverse of 1938 in circulated condition is worth between $1.00 and $20.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $24.00 and $850.00, depending on its grade and strike quality.

Looking back at auction records, the highest price was achieved by a Mint State grade that was hammered at $1,528.00 in the 11/01/2013 by renowned auctioneer Heritage Auctions, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Felix Schlag

Edge: Plain

Diameter: 21.20 millimeters

Weight: 5.00 grams

Mintage: 6,630,000

Mint: San Francisco

Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel

Series: Jefferson Five Cents 1938-1964

1939-S Nickel Reverse Of 1938 (Regular Strike) – Price Chart

If you are aware of your coin’s grade, refer to the following chart to determine its value:

Grade	Price($)
MS-67+	850.00
MS-67	250.00
MS-66+	150.00
MS-66	125.00
MS-65+	90.00
MS-65	70.00
MS-64+	52.00
MS-64	45.00
MS-63+	38.00
MS-63	35.00
MS-62+	32.00
MS-62	30.00
MS-61	26.00
MS-60	24.00
AU-58+	20.00
AU-58	20.00
AU-55+	18.00
AU-55	16.00
AU-53+	14.00
AU-53	14.00
AU-50+	12.00
AU-50	12.00
XF-45+	8.00
XF-45	6.00
XF-40	5.00
VF-35	4.00
VF-30	4.00
VF-25	3.00
VF-20	2.00
F-15	1.00
F-12	1.00

If you are unsure of the grade, you can assess it based on the coin’s condition. More detailed information here.

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
Mint State	24.00	850.00	129.79
About Uncirculated	12.00	20.00	15.75
Extremely Fine	5.00	8.00	6.33
Fine and Very Fine	1.00	4.00	2.50

Please note that the estimated values are derived from the latest data in the PCGS Price Guide and are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. We strongly recommend reviewing actual auction records, which can be filtered by grade. For further insights, refer to our analysis report, which is based on these data.

Also, there are multiple versions of the 1939 Jefferson Nickel. We recommend checking the values of these coins as well to ensure a comprehensive assessment.

Coin Name	Min Circulated Price($)	Max Circulated Price($)	Min Uncirculated Price($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1939 Nickel Reverse of 1938 (Regular Strike)	1.00	1.00	5.00	550.00
1939 Nickel Reverse of 1940 (Regular Strike)	1.00	5.00	6.00	3,000.00
1939 Nickel Doubled Monticello (Regular Strike)	8.00	390.00	415.00	6,000.00
1939-D Nickel Reverse of 1938 (Regular Strike)	1.00	42.00	45.00	675.00
1939-D Nickel Reverse of 1940 (Regular Strike)	4.00	32.00	35.00	2,750.00
1939-S Nickel Reverse of 1940 (Regular Strike)	2.00	11.00	14.00	1,350.00
1939 Nickel Reverse of 1940, CAM (Proof)	N/A	N/A	200.00	5,750.00
1939 Nickel Reverse of 1938 (Proof)	N/A	N/A	37.00	17,500.00
1939 Nickel Reverse of 1940 (Proof)	N/A	N/A	40.00	14,000.00
1939 Nickel Rev of 1940 FS-901 (Proof)	N/A	N/A	175.00	1,850.00
1939 Nickel Reverse of 1940, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	10.00	6,000.00
1939 Nickel Doubled Monticello, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	425.00	11,500.00
1939 Nickel DDR FS-801 (022) (Regular Strike)	6.00	350.00	375.00	2,900.00
1939 Nickel DDR FS-801 (022), FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	525.00	5,500.00
1939-D Nickel Reverse of 1938, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	150.00	25,000.00
1939-D Nickel Reverse of 1940, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	55.00	27,500.00
1939 Nickel Reverse of 1938, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	27.00	5,000.00
1939-S Nickel Reverse of 1938, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	40.00	5,750.00
1939-S Nickel Reverse of 1940, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	20.00	8,500.00
1939 Nickel QDR FS-802 (022.5) Rev. of 1940 (Regular Strike)	2.00	37.00	40.00	300.00
1939 Nickel QDR FS-802 (022.5) Rev. of 1940, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	80.00	1,500.00

Coins listed have various mint marks and designations indicating where they were minted and if they are special strikes. To learn more about what the different mint marks and designations mean, please refer to our Mint Mark Chart and Coin Designation Reference Chart.

1939-S Nickel Reverse Of 1938 (Regular Strike) – Auction Chart & Report

This tool is very user-friendly. Simply select the coin grade, and our system will provide detailed information including:

Lowest Sale Price
Highest Sale Price
Average Sale Price
Most Recent Sale Price
Number of Sales
Sales Volume

You can also select different time periods for your query: 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, or All time, with the default set to All time.

Grade:

Find On eBay

$25.00

Lowest Sale Price

$228.00

Highest Sale Price

$75.83

Average Sale Price

$228.00

Most Recent Sale Price

144

Number of Sales

$10,919.12

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-68	345.00	345.00	345.00
MS-67	54.00	1,528.00	323.79
MS-66+	71.00	188.00	112.54
MS-66	25.00	228.00	75.83
MS-65+	21.00	236.00	54.39
MS-64	15.00	66.00	28.85
MS-63	33.00	37.00	34.33
MS-62	19.00	19.00	19.00
AU-58	1,006.00	1,006.00	1,006.00
PO-1	420.00	420.00	420.00

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1939-S Nickel Reverse of 1938 (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from PO-1 to MS-68. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-67 having the highest max price $1,528.00.

Within each grade, there is also variability in prices, likely due to factors like specific coin characteristics or market conditions at time of sale. Overall, the chart illustrates how coin grade is a key driver of value for this particular 1939-S Nickel Reverse of 1938 (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1939-S Nickel Reverse of 1938 (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 71.85% share, followed by David Lawrence RC / Great Collections with 15.13% / 8.40% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1939-S Nickel Reverse of 1938 (Regular Strike) coin over the years. This visual representation traces the coin's value fluctuations, illustrating periods of increase, decrease, or stability in its average auction price.

Such a historical view is indispensable for collectors, investors, or researchers who are keen on comprehending the market dynamics and the coin's value trend over an extended period.

Raw Auction Records

Here are the lasted auction records from the auction history of the past years. You can filter these records by coin grade.

Grade	Grade Source	Seller	Price($)	Sold Date
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	228.00	05/17/2023
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	67.00	05/10/2023
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	63.00	05/10/2023
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	180.00	05/03/2023
MS-67	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	168.00	04/12/2023
MS-65+	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	74.00	01/15/2023
MS-67	NGC	David Lawrence RC	165.00	12/25/2022
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	79.00	12/05/2022
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	114.00	10/31/2022
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	264.00	09/06/2022
MS-66+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	71.00	08/01/2022
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	75.00	05/11/2022
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	79.00	04/28/2022
MS-66	NGC	Stack's Bowers	60.00	04/26/2022
MS-67	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	192.00	04/26/2022
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	89.00	03/23/2022
MS-67	NGC	David Lawrence RC	207.89	02/13/2022
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	79.00	02/09/2022
MS-66+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	99.00	01/19/2022
MS-67	NGC	Stack's Bowers	168.00	11/10/2021
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	89.00	10/27/2021
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	84.00	10/06/2021
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	101.00	07/29/2021
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	120.00	05/19/2021
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	216.00	05/12/2021
MS-64	NGC	David Lawrence RC	66.00	02/07/2021
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	61.00	12/16/2020
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	180.00	08/26/2020
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	264.00	08/26/2020
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	71.00	03/04/2020
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	85.00	01/26/2020
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	74.00	12/18/2019
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	85.00	08/04/2019
MS-65+	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	43.00	07/07/2019
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	85.00	03/10/2019
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	85.00	03/05/2018
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	95.00	09/18/2017
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	74.00	08/29/2017
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	90.00	08/21/2017
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	49.00	07/11/2017
MS-67	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	176.00	06/05/2017
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	55.00	05/16/2017
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	67.00	05/16/2017
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	282.00	02/07/2017
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	69.00	01/17/2017
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	57.00	01/10/2017
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	423.00	11/29/2016
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	211.50	11/29/2016
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	79.00	11/08/2016
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	31.00	10/18/2016
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	61.00	09/25/2016
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	282.00	08/09/2016
MS-66	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	50.00	08/03/2016
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	74.00	07/19/2016
MS-66+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	84.00	07/12/2016
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	84.00	07/12/2016
MS-66+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	129.25	07/05/2016
MS-66+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	104.00	06/22/2016
MS-66+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	188.00	05/24/2016
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	330.18	03/22/2016
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	170.38	03/22/2016
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	352.50	03/03/2016
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	38.00	09/15/2015
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	446.50	03/01/2015
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	540.50	01/07/2015
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	587.50	01/07/2015
MS-65+	PCGS	Great Collections	30.78	12/14/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Great Collections	67.10	12/07/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Great Collections	66.00	11/30/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Great Collections	74.44	11/23/2014
MS-66	ANACS	Great Collections	36.50	11/23/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Great Collections	66.00	08/17/2014
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	55.00	06/15/2014
MS-66	NGC	Great Collections	31.00	06/15/2014
MS-66	NGC	Great Collections	36.00	06/15/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	70.00	03/10/2014
MS-67	NGC	Stack's Bowers	1,169.13	02/18/2014
MS-65+	PCGS	Great Collections	55.00	02/09/2014
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	33.00	02/03/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Great Collections	62.70	01/19/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	80.00	12/30/2013
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,528.00	11/01/2013
MS-65+	PCGS	Great Collections	50.00	07/21/2013
MS-65+	PCGS	Great Collections	31.00	06/23/2013
MS-66	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	217.00	05/30/2013
MS-65+	PCGS	Great Collections	40.00	03/31/2013
MS-65+	PCGS	Great Collections	55.00	03/31/2013
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	38.00	12/24/2012
MS-66	NGC	Great Collections	55.00	12/23/2012
MS-63	NGC	Great Collections	33.00	12/16/2012
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	44.00	11/12/2012
MS-64	PCGS	Great Collections	21.00	10/07/2012
MS-66	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	53.00	09/17/2012
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	65.00	08/20/2012
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	223.00	08/13/2012
MS-65+	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	71.00	05/31/2012
MS-65+	PCGS	Great Collections	32.00	05/20/2012
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	62.00	02/13/2012
MS-65+	PCGS	Great Collections	30.00	02/12/2012
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,265.00	01/03/2012
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	69.00	12/19/2011
MS-65+	NGC	Great Collections	37.00	11/27/2011
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	19.00	09/19/2011
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	69.00	08/29/2011
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	69.00	07/18/2011
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	74.00	05/02/2011
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	69.00	03/07/2011
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	89.00	02/28/2011
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	62.00	02/21/2011
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	69.00	01/10/2011
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	219.00	12/20/2010
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	10/27/2010
MS-64	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	16.00	04/01/2010
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	104.00	01/04/2010
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	79.00	12/28/2009
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	84.00	11/30/2009
MS-66	NGC	David Lawrence RC	57.00	08/06/2009
MS-65+	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	25.00	07/13/2009
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	25.00	03/02/2009
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	69.00	02/25/2009
MS-66	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	29.00	02/03/2009
AU-58	NONE	Heritage Auctions	1,006.00	01/01/2009
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	65.00	11/17/2008
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	69.00	10/23/2008
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	07/28/2008
MS-66	NGC	David Lawrence RC	59.00	07/03/2008
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	67.00	06/11/2008
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	06/09/2008
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	06/04/2008
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	184.00	04/16/2008
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	65.00	03/26/2008
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	90.00	03/06/2008
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	57.00	01/21/2008
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	81.00	11/29/2007
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	196.00	11/14/2007
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	196.00	11/14/2007
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	23.00	11/12/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	64.00	11/12/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	92.00	10/29/2007
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	81.00	10/15/2007
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	253.00	10/02/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	86.00	09/26/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	207.00	09/25/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	66.00	08/15/2007
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	92.00	08/13/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	06/27/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	06/25/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	06/13/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	06/06/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	75.00	05/30/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	92.00	05/28/2007
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	100.00	05/21/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	76.00	05/14/2007
MS-67	NGC	David Lawrence RC	150.00	05/07/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	05/02/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	63.00	04/30/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	04/25/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	04/23/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	04/18/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	04/11/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	04/09/2007
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	04/09/2007
MS-67	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	345.00	04/02/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	69.00	04/02/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	86.00	03/28/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	86.00	03/26/2007
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	299.00	03/20/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	84.00	03/05/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	02/28/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	02/26/2007
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	66.00	02/21/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	02/19/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	02/14/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	75.00	02/12/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	01/31/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	01/29/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	01/24/2007
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	32.00	01/22/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	01/17/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	82.00	01/15/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	01/10/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	01/08/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	78.00	01/03/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	12/25/2006
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	75.00	11/15/2006
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	127.00	10/09/2006
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	75.00	06/28/2006
MS-67	NGC	David Lawrence RC	76.00	06/19/2006
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	127.00	05/29/2006
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	63.00	04/02/2006
MS-65+	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	69.00	03/20/2006
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	369.00	03/08/2006
MS-65+	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	81.00	01/23/2006
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	81.00	10/31/2005
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	352.00	08/03/2005
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	72.00	07/20/2005
MS-66	NGC	David Lawrence RC	55.00	06/27/2005
MS-65+	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	75.00	06/20/2005
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	75.00	04/03/2005
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	37.00	02/27/2005
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	21.00	02/20/2005
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	48.00	02/20/2005
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	25.00	02/06/2005
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	16.00	01/30/2005
PO-1	PCGS	American Numismatic Rarities	420.00	11/30/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	62.00	11/24/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	56.00	11/21/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	56.00	11/17/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	58.00	11/03/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	40.00	11/03/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	62.00	10/27/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	58.00	10/13/2004
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	17.00	10/13/2004
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	69.00	09/27/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	59.00	09/22/2004
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	94.00	09/15/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	63.00	09/15/2004
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	33.00	09/01/2004
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	34.00	08/25/2004
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	41.00	05/26/2004
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	93.00	10/08/2003
MS-68	ICG	Heritage Auctions	345.00	08/06/2003
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	86.00	05/01/2003
MS-66	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	45.00	04/16/2003
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	99.00	03/03/2003
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	40.00	07/09/2002
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	49.00	03/27/2002
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	54.00	11/18/2001
MS-65+	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	236.00	11/18/2001
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	25.00	11/18/2001
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	37.00	10/06/2001
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	22.00	08/09/2001
MS-67	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	88.00	08/09/2001
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	180.00	06/06/2001
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	37.00	01/11/2001
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	75.00	01/06/2001
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	26.00	09/07/2000
MS-66	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	50.00	04/12/2000