The mintages for the business strike and proof 3 Cent Nickels are listed in “The 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 |