The mintages for the business strike and proof 3 Cent Nickels are listed in "Tthe Authoritative Reference On Three Cent Nickels" as the following, except the 1873 Closed 3 and Open 3 mintages are taken from The Red Book.

                    Business Strikes        Proofs

1865            11,382,000                       500
1866              4,801,000                       725
1867              3,915,000                       625
1868              3,252,000                       600
1869              1,604,000                       600
1870              1,335,000                    1,000
1871                 604,000                        960
1872                 862,000                        950
1873, Cl 3          390,000                    1,100
1873, Op 3         783,000
1874                  790,000                       700
1875                  228,000                       700
1876                  162,000                    1,150
1877, proofs only                                   510
1878, proofs only                                2,350
1879                    38,000                     3,200
1880                    21,000                     3,955
1881                1,077,000                    3,575
1882                     22,200                    3,100
1883                       4,000                     6,609
1884                       1,700                     3,942
1885                       1,000                     3,790
1886, proofs only                                  4,290
1887                        5,000                     2,960
1887, 7/6, proofs only, included in above
1888                      36,500                    4,582
1889                      18,135                    3,486