This date had the highest mintage of any nickel five-cent piece since the type began in 1866, yet this figure would soon be exceeded. The typical 1902 is less than fully struck, may have worn, pebbly fields and be lackluster. At the other end of the spectrum are a very few prooflike specimens.
This is a rich date for varieties, but all of them are minor and hard to discern. Several RPDs are known, along with an obverse die showing doubling in the stars and a misplaced date obverese with parts of numerals 19 hidden within the denticles below the date.
Mintage:
| Philadelphia |
| 31,487,561 |