Are any buffalo nickels silver

Anonymous

∙ 9y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

Nope. The only time US nickels have had silver was from late 1942 until 1945. During this time they contained 35% silver due to wartime metal shortages.

Wiki User

∙ 9y ago

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Value of silver buffalo nickel?

Buffalo nickels don't contain any silver.

What is the silver content of 1929 buffalo nickel?

No Buffalo nickels were struck in silver, only the Jefferson "War Nickels" from 1942 to 1945 have any silver in them.

What is the silver content of a 1936 buffalo nickel?

No Buffalo nickels were struck in silver, only the Jefferson "War Nickels" from 1942 to 1945 have any silver in them.

How much silver is in the 1923 1924 buffalo nickels?

None. The only nickels with any silver in them were made from 1942 to 1945.

How much silver is in buffalo nickels?

Please don't assume that because a coin is old it has to be made of silver. All buffalo nickels are made of the same 25% nickel / 75% copper alloy used in modern nickels. Internet rumors notwithstanding, NO buffalo nickels ever contained any silver.

Are buffalo nickels made of silver?

None of the Buffalo nickels (1913-1938) were struck in silver.

What is the value of a silver in a buffalo nickel?

None, because all buffalo nickels are made of the same 75% copper / 25% nickel alloy as current US nickels. The only US nickels that ever contained any silver were special "war nickels" made during 1942-45.

What years of buffalo nickels have silver value?

None have any silver value. US nickels made from 1866 to mid-1942 and from 1946 to the present are made of a copper-nickel alloy, not silver.

What is the metal content of a buffalo head nickel?

It's either "Indian head" or "buffalo", but not "buffalo head". Buffalo nickels show the whole animal! All buffalo nickels are made of the same 25% nickel / 75% copper alloy used in modern nickels. Internet rumors notwithstanding, NO buffalo nickels ever contained any silver.

What is the value of a 1924 silver buffalo nickel?

Sorry, no Buffalo Nickels were ever struck in silver. All buffalo nickels were made of an alloy of copper and nickel, just like modern Jefferson nickels. Please see the Related Question for more information.

Is there any silver in a buffalo nickel?

No. 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.

How much silver is in a 1936 buffalo nickel?

....none. All nickels with the exception of the ones minted during WWII (the ones dated 1942-1945 with the large mintmark over the Monticello contain 35% silver) are 75% copper, 25% nickel. There are no silver buffalo nickels.

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