2017 US Coins: Values & Mintages

US coinage in 2017

Philadelphia cents carried a "P" mint mark for the first time, marking the 225th anniversary of the US Mint.

How many coins were made in 2017

Counting the circulation issues on this page, US mints struck 14,866,757,872 coins dated 2017 across 20 issues. That is close to the 2016 total of 16,017,810,000. In 2018 the figure fell to 13,128,506,450.

By mint: Philadelphia 7,603,300,736 (51%, down from 8,216,950,000) and Denver 7,263,457,136 (49%, down from 7,800,860,000).

2017 coins by denomination

Cents: 8,634,020,000 struck in 2 circulation issues of the Lincoln Shield Cent, down 5.3% on 2016. The scarcest is the 2017-D (4,272,800,000) and the most plentiful the 2017-P (4,361,220,000).

Nickels: 1,373,280,000 struck in 2 circulation issues of the Return to Monticello Nickel, down 11% on 2016. The scarcest is the 2017-D (663,120,000) and the most plentiful the 2017-P (710,160,000).

Dimes: 2,728,000,000 struck in 2 circulation issues of the Roosevelt Dime, down 7.7% on 2016. The scarcest is the 2017-D (1,290,500,000) and the most plentiful the 2017-P (1,437,500,000).

Quarters: 2,121,000,000 struck in 10 circulation issues of the America the Beautiful Quarter, down 10% on 2016. The scarcest is the 2017-D George Rogers Clark Quarter (180,800,000) and the most plentiful the 2017-P Effigy Mounds Quarter (271,200,000).

Half Dollars: 4,700,000 struck in 2 circulation issues of the Kennedy Half Dollar, up 12% on 2016. The scarcest is the 2017-P (1,800,000) and the most plentiful the 2017-D (2,900,000).

Dollar Coins: 5,757,872 struck in 2 circulation issues of the Sacagawea Dollar, down 85% on 2016. The scarcest is the 2017-D Sequoyah Native American Dollar (2,737,136) and the most plentiful the 2017-P Sequoyah Native American Dollar (3,020,736).

Every 2017 circulation issue at a glance

• 2017-P Kennedy Half Dollar: 1,800,000 struck, 11th lowest of 116 in the series, similar to 2016.
• 2017-D Sequoyah Native American Dollar: 2,737,136 struck, 21st lowest of 46 in the series.
• 2017-D Kennedy Half Dollar: 2,900,000 struck, 33rd lowest of 116 in the series, up from 2,100,000 in 2016.
• 2017-P Sequoyah Native American Dollar: 3,020,736 struck, more than 56% of the series' 46 issues.
• 2017-D George Rogers Clark Quarter: 180,800,000 struck, more than 61% of the series' 122 issues.
• 2017-P Frederick Douglass Quarter: 184,800,000 struck, more than 64% of the series' 122 issues.
• 2017-D Frederick Douglass Quarter: 185,800,000 struck, more than 65% of the series' 122 issues.
• 2017-P George Rogers Clark Quarter: 196,600,000 struck, more than 67% of the series' 122 issues.
• 2017-D Ozark Riverways Quarter: 200,000,000 struck, more than 69% of the series' 122 issues.
• 2017-P Ozark Riverways Quarter: 203,000,000 struck, more than 70% of the series' 122 issues.
• 2017-D Effigy Mounds Quarter: 210,800,000 struck, more than 72% of the series' 122 issues.
• 2017-P Ellis Island Quarter: 234,000,000 struck, more than 83% of the series' 122 issues.

The 8 more plentiful issues are listed in the tables below.

Lincoln Shield Cent: Peak production and the 2017-P

Shield cent production reached its highest levels in 2015 and 2016, with about 9 billion coins each year from Philadelphia and Denver combined. The cent's cost to produce stayed above face value, which renewed debate in Congress over ending it, though no change was made during this era.

For the 225th anniversary of the Philadelphia Mint, every 2017 cent from Philadelphia carries a P mint mark below the date, the first time a circulating cent has shown it. That makes 2017-P a distinctive date that is still easy to find in change. Many people set them aside. Also in 2017, the San Francisco Mint struck an Enhanced Uncirculated cent for a special 225th anniversary set. Uncirculated coins from these years are plentiful, though fully red examples without spots or plating flaws are prized.

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Return to Monticello Nickel: Special finishes and the first W nickels

In 2017 San Francisco struck an Enhanced Uncirculated nickel for the 225th anniversary set. In 2018 a reverse proof nickel was included in a 50th anniversary set marking San Francisco proof production. In 2020 West Point struck nickels for the first time, with a W mint mark, in proof and reverse proof versions issued as bonus coins in collector sets. A planned uncirculated W nickel was dropped from the 2020 Uncirculated Set.

The coronavirus pandemic in 2020 disrupted the flow of coins through the economy. Nickel production rose to more than 780 million at Philadelphia and 830 million at Denver to keep up. Pieces struck for circulation in these years are easy to find. The special finishes and the W coins are the main collector focus. Their lower mintages make them the scarcest modern pieces in the series.

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Roosevelt Dime: Recession lows and anniversary specials

The recession of 2009 cut demand sharply. The Mint struck only about 96.5 million dimes at Philadelphia and 49.5 million at Denver, the lowest combined total since 1955. Output recovered quickly. In 2015 a March of Dimes set paired a silver proof dime from West Point with a silver reverse proof dime from Philadelphia. A 2017-S enhanced uncirculated dime followed in a set marking the Mint's 225th anniversary.

Silver proof dimes changed from 90 percent to .999 fine silver in 2019. Circulation mintages stayed above one billion per mint every year from 2013 through 2023, then dropped in 2024 to about 307 million at Philadelphia and 248 million at Denver. Output in 2025 stayed well below the earlier peaks. Low mintage West Point and San Francisco specials are the scarce coins of this era, while off-center strikes and clipped planchets are the usual finds in modern rolls.

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Kennedy Half Dollar: Collector-only production

From 2002 the Mint stopped releasing halves into circulation and struck them only for collectors, sold in rolls, bags and sets. Mintages stayed between about 1.7 and 3.8 million per mint through 2012. In 2014 the Mint marked the 50th anniversary with a 1964-2014 dual-dated gold proof from West Point, 73,772 struck, along with silver versions from all four mints.

Silver proofs switched to .999 fine silver in 2019. Output for collectors rose again after 2020, with Philadelphia striking 30.2 million in 2023. Business strikes of these years are rarely found in change, so most surviving coins are uncirculated, often still in original Mint rolls or packaging. Silver proofs of the 2020s were made in smaller numbers than those of earlier decades.

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Sacagawea Dollar: Code talkers to Ely Parker

The later designs turned to individual people and modern service: the Code Talkers in 2016, Sequoyah in 2017, Jim Thorpe in 2018, Native Americans in space in 2019, Elizabeth Peratrovich in 2020, Native American military service in 2021 and Ely S. Parker in 2022. Each coin page here explains its own design.

Mintages in these years were small by circulating standards and most coins went to collectors or to banks that ordered them, so you will rarely see one in change. Look for coins straight from mint rolls: the golden surface marks and tarnishes easily and a clean, bright coin is what collectors look for.

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