1943/2-P Nickel (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1943/2-P Nickel in circulated condition is worth between $26.00 and $285.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $300.00 and $1,850.00, 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 $4,300.00 in the 05/03/2001 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: 271,165,000

Mint: Philadelphia

Metal: 56% Copper, 35% Silver, 9% Manganese

Series: Jefferson Five Cents 1938-1964

1943/2-P Nickel (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	1,850.00
MS-66+	1,100.00
MS-66	875.00
MS-65+	775.00
MS-65	750.00
MS-64+	675.00
MS-64	650.00
MS-63+	550.00
MS-63	525.00
MS-62+	400.00
MS-62	350.00
MS-61	340.00
MS-60	300.00
AU-58+	285.00
AU-58	265.00
AU-55+	250.00
AU-55	240.00
AU-53+	225.00
AU-53	215.00
AU-50+	205.00
AU-50	200.00
XF-45+	190.00
XF-45	185.00
XF-40	125.00
VF-35	70.00
VF-30	65.00
VF-25	62.00
VF-20	60.00
F-15	55.00
F-12	50.00
VG-10	40.00
VG-8	36.00
G-6	32.00
G-4	26.00

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	300.00	1,850.00	703.08
About Uncirculated	200.00	285.00	235.63
Extremely Fine	125.00	190.00	166.67
Fine and Very Fine	50.00	70.00	60.33
Good and Very Good	26.00	40.00	33.50

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 1943 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($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1943-P Nickel (Regular Strike)	1.00	3.00	6.00	1,200.00
1943-P Nickel Doubled Die Obverse (Regular Strike)	10.00	145.00	150.00	1,100.00
1943-D Nickel (Regular Strike)	1.00	3.00	6.00	1,100.00
1943-S Nickel (Regular Strike)	1.00	6.00	7.00	5,000.00
1943/2-P Nickel DDO FS-101 (028), FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	400.00	5,250.00
1943-P Nickel, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	8.00	14,700.00
1943-D Nickel, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	7.00	20,000.00
1943-P Nickel Doubled Die Obverse, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	160.00	7,250.00
1943/2-P Nickel, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	325.00	12,000.00
1943-S Nickel, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	8.00	9,500.00
1943/2-P Nickel DDO FS-101 (Regular Strike)	25.00	300.00	350.00	1,900.00
1943-P Nickel DDO FS-106 (Regular Strike)	10.00	102.00	110.00	1,150.00
1943-P Nickel DDO FS-106 (029), FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	160.00	7,500.00

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.

1943/2-P Nickel (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

$192.00

Lowest Sale Price

$834.00

Highest Sale Price

$419.47

Average Sale Price

$456.00

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$18,037.09

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-68	3,335.00	4,300.00	3,848.33
MS-67	1,233.75	4,113.00	2,347.06
MS-66	493.50	1,880.00	857.33
MS-65+	396.00	969.38	604.34
MS-64	192.00	834.00	419.47
MS-63	204.00	552.00	321.69
MS-62	205.00	299.00	240.02
MS-60	240.00	240.00	240.00
AU-58	138.00	264.00	204.50
AU-55	81.00	247.00	174.92
AU-53	139.00	180.00	157.30
AU-50	69.00	199.00	132.00
XF-45	49.00	135.00	89.25
XF-40	33.00	90.00	56.60
VF-20	59.00	59.00	59.00
F-15	37.00	45.00	41.00
F-12	22.00	41.00	32.00
VG-8	21.00	33.00	27.00
PO-1	20.00	575.00	220.50

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1943/2-P Nickel (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from PO-1 to MS-68. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-68 having the highest max price $4,300.00.

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 1943/2-P Nickel (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1943/2-P Nickel (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 75.93% share, followed by Stack's Bowers / Great Collections with 5.56% / 5.09% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1943/2-P Nickel (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
AU-58	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	216.00	07/26/2023
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	504.00	07/19/2023
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	456.00	06/19/2023
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	139.00	05/17/2023
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,020.00	04/10/2023
AU-50	ANACS	David Lawrence RC	80.00	01/29/2023
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	750.00	09/28/2022
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	492.00	08/08/2022
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	780.00	06/17/2022
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	264.00	03/14/2022
MS-64	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	528.00	02/15/2022
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	486.00	12/15/2021
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	216.00	12/15/2021
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	222.00	12/01/2021
MS-65+	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	504.00	10/27/2021
MS-64	NGC	Stack's Bowers	312.00	08/25/2021
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	198.00	08/25/2021
MS-63	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	336.00	06/16/2021
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	540.00	04/21/2021
AU-58	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	240.00	03/31/2021
MS-63	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	552.00	03/31/2021
MS-60	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	240.00	03/10/2021
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	840.00	12/30/2020
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	198.00	10/28/2020
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	384.00	10/14/2020
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	360.00	04/29/2020
XF-45	NGC	Heritage Auctions	109.00	04/08/2020
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	192.00	09/11/2019
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	216.00	08/28/2019
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	396.00	06/26/2019
AU-55	NGC	Heritage Auctions	150.00	01/23/2019
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	575.00	10/07/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	312.00	09/26/2018
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	312.00	08/08/2018
XF-45	NGC	David Lawrence RC	135.00	06/17/2018
MS-64	ANACS	Stack's Bowers	504.00	04/18/2018
AU-50	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	144.00	04/10/2018
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	384.00	02/27/2018
AU-50	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	168.00	02/06/2018
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	186.00	10/03/2017
MS-67	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,233.75	08/01/2017
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	199.75	04/11/2017
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	188.00	02/21/2017
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	493.50	10/31/2016
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	223.25	07/27/2016
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	517.00	06/08/2016
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	493.50	02/04/2016
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	470.00	02/04/2016
MS-64	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	270.00	02/01/2016
MS-65+	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	493.50	01/06/2016
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	493.50	12/03/2015
AU-53	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	180.00	11/08/2015
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	517.00	10/29/2015
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	587.50	10/29/2015
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	141.00	10/06/2015
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	146.88	07/28/2015
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,585.00	07/12/2015
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	332.53	06/30/2015
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	539.33	02/01/2015
MS-66	NGC	Goldberg Auctioneers	528.75	01/27/2015
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	352.50	01/07/2015
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	646.25	01/07/2015
AU-50	NGC	Heritage Auctions	69.00	01/04/2015
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	376.00	01/04/2015
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	217.38	11/02/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Great Collections	314.24	10/26/2014
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	822.50	10/08/2014
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	323.13	09/04/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Great Collections	330.00	08/31/2014
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	340.75	08/25/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	767.28	08/05/2014
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	969.38	08/05/2014
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	616.88	08/05/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,880.00	08/05/2014
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	634.50	08/05/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	998.75	08/05/2014
MS-65+	NGC	Great Collections	481.80	06/15/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Great Collections	349.80	06/15/2014
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	705.00	06/04/2014
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	940.00	04/23/2014
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	246.75	04/23/2014
MS-64	PCGS	Great Collections	371.80	03/30/2014
AU-53	PCGS	Great Collections	159.50	03/16/2014
AU-58	NGC	David Lawrence RC	235.00	02/23/2014
XF-40	ANACS	Great Collections	38.00	01/26/2014
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	822.50	01/08/2014
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	176.25	01/06/2014
MS-65+	NGC	Great Collections	469.00	12/08/2013
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	382.00	12/05/2013
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	141.00	06/10/2013
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	391.00	04/24/2013
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	646.00	04/24/2013
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,113.00	02/07/2013
F-12	PCGS	Great Collections	41.00	01/20/2013
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	20.00	01/20/2013
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	940.00	01/09/2013
PO-1	NGC	Heritage Auctions	103.00	12/03/2012
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	470.00	10/29/2012
AU-50	PCGS	Great Collections	199.00	08/26/2012
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	411.00	08/02/2012
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,783.00	07/12/2012
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	03/08/2012
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	11/08/2011
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	460.00	09/05/2011
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	26.00	05/02/2011
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	920.00	04/27/2011
VF-20	NGC	Heritage Auctions	59.00	04/25/2011
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	431.00	10/27/2010
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	546.00	10/27/2010
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	575.00	07/08/2010
PO-1	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	184.00	07/08/2010
MS-66	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	575.00	06/17/2010
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	575.00	03/24/2010
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	253.00	03/24/2010
MS-66	PCGS	Stack's	805.00	03/02/2010
MS-65+	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	552.00	02/15/2010
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	184.00	02/08/2010
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	575.00	01/06/2010
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	460.00	12/03/2009
MS-66	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	989.00	11/23/2009
MS-66	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	552.00	03/01/2009
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	805.00	03/01/2009
XF-40	ICG	Heritage Auctions	33.00	02/18/2009
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	02/01/2009
F-15	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	37.00	01/05/2009
MS-65+	NGC	Stack's	575.00	01/01/2009
MS-66	NGC	Stack's	690.00	01/01/2009
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	633.00	12/04/2008
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	12/04/2008
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	748.00	09/01/2008
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	460.00	05/28/2008
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	05/28/2008
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	467.00	04/23/2008
F-15	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	45.00	04/14/2008
VG-8	NGC	Heritage Auctions	33.00	04/09/2008
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	920.00	04/01/2008
AU-58	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	184.00	03/12/2008
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	863.00	03/06/2008
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	661.00	01/21/2008
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	299.00	01/09/2008
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	64.00	11/07/2007
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,530.00	10/10/2007
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	575.00	10/02/2007
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	748.00	08/15/2007
MS-66	PCGS	Stack's	978.00	06/20/2007
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	247.00	05/15/2007
MS-67	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,530.00	05/01/2007
MS-64	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	334.00	12/04/2006
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,035.00	09/13/2006
MS-67	PCGS	Bowers & Merena	3,450.00	08/16/2006
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	204.00	07/11/2006
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	207.00	07/11/2006
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	06/06/2006
MS-66	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	805.00	05/30/2006
MS-66	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	805.00	05/30/2006
AU-55	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	81.00	05/30/2006
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,265.00	04/06/2006
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	460.00	02/09/2006
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	518.00	02/09/2006
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	319.00	01/09/2006
MS-62	NGC	Heritage Auctions	219.00	01/09/2006
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,150.00	07/27/2005
AU-55	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	230.00	07/13/2005
MS-63	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	299.00	06/27/2005
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,800.00	06/02/2005
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,006.00	05/04/2005
MS-66	NGC	David Lawrence RC	802.00	04/25/2005
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	460.00	03/16/2005
MS-66	PCGS	Superior Galleries	1,150.00	02/20/2005
PO-1	PCGS	American Numismatic Rarities	575.00	11/30/2004
AU-55	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	115.00	11/08/2004
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	834.00	11/04/2004
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	604.00	05/05/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	903.00	04/07/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	805.00	03/25/2004
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	39.00	02/11/2004
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,401.00	01/31/2004
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,047.00	01/21/2004
MS-66	NGC	Heritage Auctions	751.00	01/07/2004
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	299.00	11/17/2003
MS-68	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,910.00	11/07/2003
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	71.00	08/06/2003
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	529.00	08/06/2003
MS-64	ANACS	Goldberg Auctioneers	192.00	05/27/2003
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	805.00	05/01/2003
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,438.00	03/24/2003
MS-63	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	299.00	03/03/2003
AU-58	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	01/08/2003
MS-68	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,335.00	01/08/2003
MS-66	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	834.00	01/08/2003
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	414.00	11/21/2002
MS-64	NGC	Heritage Auctions	368.00	07/27/2002
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	403.00	06/01/2002
AU-53	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	167.00	01/16/2002
MS-67	NGC	Superior Galleries	3,220.00	01/09/2002
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	215.00	11/21/2001
MS-63	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	253.00	10/06/2001
MS-67	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,323.00	08/04/2001
MS-68	NGC	Heritage Auctions	4,300.00	05/03/2001
MS-65+	NGC	Heritage Auctions	489.00	02/01/2001
MS-64	NONE	Heritage Auctions	299.00	02/01/2001
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	22.00	01/18/2001
XF-45	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	49.00	01/18/2001
MS-66	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,092.00	01/04/2001
MS-65+	NONE	Bowers & Merena	518.00	10/26/2000
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	51.00	10/26/2000
VG-8	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	21.00	10/19/2000
MS-62	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	205.00	10/05/2000
MS-64	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	736.00	10/01/2000
MS-64	NONE	Heritage Auctions	213.00	10/01/2000
MS-65+	NONE	Heritage Auctions	518.00	10/01/2000
MS-65+	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	891.00	10/01/2000
MS-65+	NONE	Heritage Auctions	414.00	10/01/2000
MS-64	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	213.00	10/01/2000
XF-40	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	90.00	03/15/2000
MS-67	PCGS	Superior Galleries	3,105.00	05/01/1999