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The only nickels that ever contained any silver were minted during WWII. From mid-1942 to 1945 nickels did contain a small amount (about 1.5 gm) of silver because nickel metal was needed for the war effort. All other nickels are made of the same alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
It's a common misconception that because other pre-1964 US Coins contained silver, so did nickels. But if you think about it for a few seconds, nickels are larger than dimes. If they had both been made of similar amounts of silver a nickel would have been worth a lot more than 10 cents!
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What was the last year USA coins were silver?
It was 1964 when the last coins in the US were made from 90% silver.
What were the first coins made from?
It depends on what you mean by the "first". The first known coins were Lydian, and made from electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of silver and gold that was further alloyed with added silver and copper. The first US coins were Half Cents & Cents made from solid copper.
How much silver were quarters made with before 1964?
Quarters minted before 1964 in the United States were made with 90% silver and 10% copper.
What year was the last solid silver quarter made?
Quarters and most other silver US coins contained 10% copper; the last coins made of that alloy were dated 1964. The US has never made solid silver circulating coins. Pure silver is far too soft for use in coins, so it was always alloyed with copper for hardness.
What is the value of s 1964 nickle?
Five cents. It contains no silver, and they made over 2 billion of them.
What was the last year USA coins were silver?
It was 1964 when the last coins in the US were made from 90% silver.
What were the first coins made from?
It depends on what you mean by the "first". The first known coins were Lydian, and made from electrum, a naturally occurring alloy of silver and gold that was further alloyed with added silver and copper. The first US coins were Half Cents & Cents made from solid copper.
Last year of silver coins made in Canada?
1967 for 50 cents and dollars, 1968 (at reduced silver content) for 10 and 25 cents.
Are there any post 1964 US coins that contain silver?
The only US coins made for general circulation after 1964 to have silver are the Kennedy half dollars dated 1965 to 1969, but they only contain 40% silver not 90%
Were all 1797 US liberty coins made of silver and gold only?
No. Copper half-cents & large cents were struck in 1797.
What is the percentage of silver in us coins made after 1964?
The percentage of silver in circulating dimes and quarters minted after 1964 is 0%. Half dollars were 40% through 1970.
Do Aruba Florin coins contain silver?
No, Aruban Florin 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents, 1 florin, 2,5 florins coins (1986-present) are made of Nickel Bonded Steel. The 5 florins coins (1995-2005) are made of Nickel Bonded Steel and after year 2005 they are made of Aluminium Bronze
How much silver were quarters made with before 1964?
Quarters minted before 1964 in the United States were made with 90% silver and 10% copper.
What year was the last solid silver quarter made?
Quarters and most other silver US coins contained 10% copper; the last coins made of that alloy were dated 1964. The US has never made solid silver circulating coins. Pure silver is far too soft for use in coins, so it was always alloyed with copper for hardness.
What is the value of s 1964 nickle?
Five cents. It contains no silver, and they made over 2 billion of them.
What is the worth of 1964 silver quarters worth?
So many were made that even uncirculated coins are only valued for the silver, about $3.00
How many silver quarters were made before 1964?
Mintage data for U.S. silver quarters produced from 1796 to 1963 shows a mintage of 3,138,259,970 coins. The mintage data for 1964 is 1,264,526,113 coins this would bring the total to 4,402,786,083 silver U.S. quarters.
