None. 1977 US nickels are made of copper and nickel.
In fact, all U.S. nickels made from 1866 to mid-1942 and from 1946 to the present are all made from that same alloy.
From mid-1942 to 1945 nickels did contain a small amount of silver because nickel metal was needed for the war effort. Those "war nickels" are the ONLY ones that have any silver in them.
There is no silver in a 1964 nickel.
The Liberty nickel was not made in 1945. In 1945 there was a silver nickel and that is worth 25 cents.
"nickel silver" and "German silver" actually contains no silver, so it is incredibly cheap. It is generally an alloy of nickel, copper and zinc, though the exact formula varies.
None. Alpaca silver is another name for nickel silver which is a base metal alloy of copper with zinc and/or nickel.
Only the war years of 1942-1945 have silver. All Jefferson Nickels from 1938 to mid-1942 and 1946 to date are made of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
The nickel was never made with silver, it is made with nickel, hence the name.
None. They are made up of 75% copper and 25% silver.
There is no silver in a 1964 nickel.
Silver nickels were made in 1942-1945 only.
...If it is nickel silver it contains no silver. It is rather an alloy of nickel and copper to create the look of silver.
The Liberty nickel was not made in 1945. In 1945 there was a silver nickel and that is worth 25 cents.
50 cents. It's made of copper-nickel, not silver.
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It's made of nickel, not silver, and realistically is still worth one dollar.
For most dates, none. US nickels made from 1866 to mid-1942 and from 1946 to the present are made of a copper-nickel alloy, not silver. From mid-1942 to 1945 nickels did contain a small amount of silver because nickel metal was needed for the war effort. Those "war nickels" are the ONLY ones that have any silver in them.
None. Canada has never made a silver nickel. In fact, until recently their nickels were really made of pure nickel, unlike those in the U.S. that are mostly copper. Canada DID, however, once make a much smaller 5-cent coin in silver, but it was last minted in 1921 and was never called a nickel because it didn't have any nickel in it.
Only the "War Nickels" of 1942-1945 had any silver. All other nickels dating back to 1866 are made of copper-nickel alloy.