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What is difference between nickel silver and sterling silver?
Nickel silver is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, and it was used to make 'silver' coins that were previously made in silver or 50% silver. British coins were silver up to 1921 and 50% silver until 1946, and then they were made of nickel silver. Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver.
What are the 1946 and 1947 nickel made of?
From 1946 to date, the coins are made from copper-nickel. Only the "War Nickels" from late 1942-1945 were 35% silver. No other U.S. nickels of any date contain any silver.
How much silver is in a US nickel?
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.
Does silver contain nickel?
No, nickel is an element. Silver is another element. Neither are alloys, silver only contains silver, nickel only contains nickel. "German silver", which is not actually silver, does contain nickel. It's a silver-colored alloy of nickel, copper and zinc.
Is the 1959 nickel made of silver?
No silver in a 1959 nickel.
Is a 1966 shillings silver?
no copper-nickel UK coins were last silver in 1946
What is difference between nickel silver and sterling silver?
Nickel silver is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, and it was used to make 'silver' coins that were previously made in silver or 50% silver. British coins were silver up to 1921 and 50% silver until 1946, and then they were made of nickel silver. Sterling silver is 92.5% pure silver.
How much silver is in a 1946 nickel?
None. Only nickels minted from 1942-1945 contain silver. The rest have a 25% nickel 75% copper composition.
What are the 1946 and 1947 nickel made of?
From 1946 to date, the coins are made from copper-nickel. Only the "War Nickels" from late 1942-1945 were 35% silver. No other U.S. nickels of any date contain any silver.
What is the silver content of a 1946 New Zealand Sixpence?
All New Zealand "silver" coins from 1933 to 1946 inclusive had a 50% silver content. All New Zealand "silver" coins from 1947 onwards, were made from a copper/nickel alloy.
Does the nickel in a proof set have silver?
6-28-11>>> No they do not, the ONLY nickels to have any silver are the "War Nickels" from late 1942 to 1946.
How much is a 1902 US V nickel worth. Is it real silver?
A 1902 Liberty Head nickel is common, in average condition value is a dollar or two for most coins. No US nickel was made of silver until late 1942 through 1945 these are the "War Nickels" and had 35% silver in them. From 1946 to date they are copper- nickel.
What is the value of a 2000 silver nickel?
If you found it in change your nickel is only worth face value. US nickels made from 1866 to mid-1942 and from 1946 to the present are made of a copper-nickel alloy, not silver. In fact, no circulating US coins have contained any silver since 1969.
Is there silver in 1965 dime?
No Copper-nickel clad Copper 1 Dime "Roosevelt Dime" 1965-2017 1946-1964 Silver (.900)
When did they quit putting silver in liberty nickels?
Silver was only used in nickels during WWII. Every nickel 1866-1941 and 1946-present has used the same blend of 75% copper with 25% nickel.
How much silver is in a 1962 US 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.
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.
