The United States five cent Jefferson nickel is composed of 75 percent copper and only 25 percent nickel. Since a Jefferson nickel weights 5.0 grams, there is 1.25 grams of nickel metal in the five cent piece.
The "War Nickels" struck from late 1942 to 1945 are 35% silver. These are the only nickels to have any silver.
Jefferson Nickel (1938 to Date) values are updated daily on the PCGS Price Guide.
The Lincoln cent 5 to 10 cents, the Jefferson about $1.00 for the silver.
If you mean a Jefferson nickel dated 1942-1945 with very large mintmarks on the reverse, the silver value is about $1.00. They are 35% silver.
Buffalo nickels stopped being minted in 1938. If you're referring to a '44 Jefferson war nickel, then it contains 35% silver.
It is known as a "war nickel" and actually contains no nickel! But it is 35% silver and is worth about $1.25 for the silver content.
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.
Around $1.50.
The value is 5 cents and it has no silver in it.
About $2.
The value just for the silver is about $1.10, better circulated coins can be $4.00-$6.00.
There is no silver in a 1964 nickel.
...If it is nickel silver it contains no silver. It is rather an alloy of nickel and copper to create the look of silver.
By the date. The Jefferson nickels were made from a copper, silver and manganese alloy during World War II: 1942-1945