1998-S Nickel, DCAM (Proof): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1998-S Nickel, DCAM in circulated condition is worth $3.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $3.00 and $30.00, 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 $690.00 in the 01/13/2003 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: 2,086,507

Mint: San Francisco

Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel

Series: Jefferson Five Cents 1965 to Date

1998-S Nickel, Dcam (Proof) – Price Chart

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

Grade	Price($)
MS-70	30.00
MS-69	15.00
MS-68+	9.00
MS-68	8.00
MS-67+	6.00
MS-67	6.00
MS-66+	5.00
MS-66	5.00
MS-65+	5.00
MS-65	5.00
MS-64+	4.00
MS-64	4.00
MS-63+	4.00
MS-63	4.00
MS-62+	3.00
MS-62	3.00
MS-61	3.00
MS-60	3.00
AU-58+	3.00
AU-58	3.00

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	3.00	30.00	6.78
About Uncirculated	3.00	3.00	3.00

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 1998 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($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1998-P Nickel (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	1.00	215.00
1998-D Nickel (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	1.00	80.00
1998-P Nickel, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	2.00	725.00
1998-D Nickel, FS (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	2.00	850.00
1998-D Nickel, FS PL (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	40.00	900.00

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.

1998-S Nickel, Dcam (Proof) – 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

$10.00

Lowest Sale Price

$690.00

Highest Sale Price

$57.70

Average Sale Price

$20.00

Most Recent Sale Price

107

Number of Sales

$6,174.00

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-70	10.00	690.00	57.70
MS-69	3.00	75.00	19.08

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1998-S Nickel, DCAM (Proof) coin across various grades from MS-69 to MS-70. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-70 having the highest max price $690.00.

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 1998-S Nickel, DCAM (Proof).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1998-S Nickel, DCAM (Proof) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 69.62% share, followed by Great Collections / David Lawrence RC with 18.35% / 12.03% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1998-S Nickel, DCAM (Proof) 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-70	PCGS	Great Collections	20.00	11/02/2014
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	30.00	10/19/2014
MS-70	NGC	Great Collections	26.00	09/21/2014
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	30.00	08/17/2014
MS-69	PCGS	Great Collections	7.00	07/27/2014
MS-69	PCGS	Great Collections	7.00	06/15/2014
MS-70	NGC	Great Collections	16.00	06/15/2014
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	30.00	04/13/2014
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	30.00	03/02/2014
MS-69	NGC	Great Collections	10.00	01/12/2014
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	30.00	11/10/2013
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	30.00	10/27/2013
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	25.00	10/20/2013
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	35.00	07/21/2013
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	35.00	05/19/2013
MS-69	PCGS	Great Collections	8.00	04/07/2013
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	35.00	03/17/2013
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	26.00	03/10/2013
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	36.00	01/13/2013
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	61.00	01/06/2013
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	30.00	12/30/2012
MS-70	NGC	Great Collections	17.00	12/09/2012
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	19.00	10/28/2012
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	6.00	05/31/2012
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	36.00	05/06/2012
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	40.00	03/11/2012
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	02/17/2012
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	40.00	02/10/2012
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	11/28/2011
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	11/21/2011
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	10/28/2011
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	10/10/2011
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	10/03/2011
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	09/19/2011
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	09/19/2011
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	09/12/2011
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	25.00	09/05/2011
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	72.00	07/31/2011
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	72.00	07/24/2011
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	44.00	07/11/2011
MS-69	PCGS	Great Collections	34.00	07/03/2011
MS-70	PCGS	Great Collections	30.00	06/26/2011
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	79.00	01/24/2011
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	50.00	12/13/2010
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	42.00	04/05/2010
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	14.00	12/14/2009
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	47.00	10/26/2009
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	20.00	09/16/2009
MS-70	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	75.00	08/17/2009
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	62.00	06/17/2009
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	45.00	02/04/2009
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	39.00	01/28/2009
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	18.00	01/14/2009
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	115.00	07/30/2008
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	18.00	06/23/2008
MS-70	NGC	David Lawrence RC	74.00	05/01/2008
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	04/28/2008
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	25.00	04/09/2008
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	18.00	03/17/2008
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	173.00	01/30/2008
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	16.00	01/23/2008
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	13.00	01/23/2008
MS-69	NGC	David Lawrence RC	15.00	11/19/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	42.00	10/29/2007
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	109.00	08/15/2007
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	86.00	08/15/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	25.00	07/04/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	25.00	07/02/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	35.00	05/23/2007
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	86.00	05/15/2007
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	16.00	05/07/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	33.00	04/09/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	42.00	04/04/2007
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	33.00	04/02/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	54.00	04/02/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	27.00	03/28/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	37.00	03/26/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	42.00	03/21/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	42.00	03/19/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	40.00	03/14/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	39.00	03/05/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	66.00	02/28/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	37.00	02/26/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	39.00	02/21/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	35.00	02/19/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	39.00	01/24/2007
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	75.00	01/22/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	40.00	01/22/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	35.00	01/17/2007
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	29.00	01/15/2007
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	81.00	12/20/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	31.00	12/11/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	35.00	12/06/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	31.00	11/27/2006
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	11/22/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	42.00	11/22/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	33.00	11/20/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	34.00	11/15/2006
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	10.00	11/01/2006
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	14.00	10/23/2006
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	72.00	10/11/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	37.00	10/04/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	51.00	10/02/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	35.00	09/27/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	48.00	08/28/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	51.00	08/23/2006
MS-70	NGC	David Lawrence RC	85.00	08/07/2006
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	138.00	07/11/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	63.00	06/14/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	54.00	05/24/2006
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	25.00	04/05/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	92.00	03/08/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	59.00	02/22/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	50.00	02/22/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	54.00	02/15/2006
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	16.00	02/13/2006
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	69.00	02/12/2006
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	230.00	02/08/2006
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	10.00	01/02/2006
MS-69	NGC	David Lawrence RC	3.00	12/19/2005
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	9.00	12/12/2005
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	75.00	12/07/2005
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	10.00	11/28/2005
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	16.00	11/14/2005
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	16.00	10/17/2005
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	253.00	09/26/2005
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	21.00	08/28/2005
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	18.00	08/22/2005
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	92.00	08/21/2005
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	75.00	08/10/2005
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	196.00	06/15/2005
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	17.00	01/26/2005
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	18.00	01/03/2005
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	45.00	12/13/2004
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	18.00	10/25/2004
MS-69	PCGS	David Lawrence RC	14.00	09/13/2004
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	12.00	06/30/2004
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	20.00	09/24/2003
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	27.00	08/27/2003
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	15.00	06/18/2003
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	19.00	02/26/2003
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	10.00	02/26/2003
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	32.00	02/26/2003
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	10.00	02/26/2003
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	10.00	02/26/2003
MS-70	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	690.00	01/13/2003
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	14.00	01/01/2003
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	27.00	11/05/2002
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	12.00	08/20/2002
MS-69	NGC	Heritage Auctions	14.00	07/30/2002
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	16.00	04/03/2002
MS-69	NGC	Heritage Auctions	25.00	03/27/2002
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	24.00	02/24/2002
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	54.00	11/21/2001
MS-70	ICG	Heritage Auctions	23.00	09/19/2001
MS-69	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	22.00	03/29/2001
MS-69	NGC	Heritage Auctions	19.00	11/09/2000
MS-70	NGC	Heritage Auctions	160.00	10/26/2000