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1963
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 21.21 mm |
| Mint | Philadelphia |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 178,851,645 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | 75% Copper, 25% Nickel |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Felix Schlag |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-1436 |
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Philadelphia struck 175,776,000 Jefferson nickels in 1963, one of the highest Jefferson nickel mintages of the decade. The coin is abundant in all grades and readily available in Mint State. Strike characteristics are generally strong, and Full Steps examples exist in adequate numbers for specialist demand at modest premiums.
Collectors building complete Jefferson nickel sets acquire the 1963 without difficulty. 1963 was the year Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington in August, and the year President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas in November. The cultural and political transformations of the 1960s were accelerating.
The Jefferson nickels struck in 1963 circulated through one of the most consequential years of the decade. Kennedy's assassination shocked the nation and the world, and Lyndon Johnson's succession to the presidency set in motion the civil rights legislation and Great Society programs that would define the mid-1960s. The ordinary nickels struck that year were silent witnesses to all of this, changing hands through routine transactions in a country experiencing profound historical change.
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| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | $0.20 | $0.25 |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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