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All buffalo nickels were struck in the same alloy of 75% copper / 25% nickel that has been used for all 5-cent pieces except the famous "war nickels" made during WW 2. The latter were made of silver, copper, and manganese because nickel was a strategic war metal. The term "nickel" was applied to the coin long before the buffalo design was adopted.
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Is buffalo nickel made of silver?
No, all US nickels are made out of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with the exception of the 35% silver war nickels dated 1942-1945. All buffalo nickels are 75% copper and 25% nickel, the same composition used today.
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.
Is a 1920 buffalo nickel made of silver?
All buffalo nickels were struck in the same alloy of 75% copper / 25% nickel that has been used for all 5-cent pieces except the famous "war nickels" made during WW 2.
Is the 1959 nickel made of silver?
No silver in a 1959 nickel.
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 dollar value of a 1934 silver buffalo head nickel?
Buffalo head nickels were never made of silver. See the related question below for the value of a regular 1934 nickel.
Is buffalo nickel made of silver?
No, all US nickels are made out of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with the exception of the 35% silver war nickels dated 1942-1945. All buffalo nickels are 75% copper and 25% nickel, the same composition used today.
Value of silver buffalo nickel?
Buffalo nickels don't contain any silver.
How can you tell if a buffalo nickel is silver?
Very simply: All Buffalo nickels, regardless of date, are made of a cupronickel alloy. None of them ever contained silver.
What is the value of an 1899 silver buffalo head nickel?
Please check again and post a new question: > Buffalo nickels were made from 1913 to 1938. An 1899 nickel would have a picture of Miss Liberty on the front and the Roman numeral V (= 5) on the back. > All nickels except those from WWII (1942-45) are made of copper-nickel, not silver. > There's no coin called a "buffalo head" nickel. The names are either an Indian Head nickel or a buffalo nickel.
What is a indianhead nickel made of?
All Indian Head ( Buffalo ) nickels are made of 75% copper & 25% nickel and none were ever struck in 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.
What is the silver content of a 1936 Indian head nickel?
All Indian Head/Buffalo nickels were made from copper-nickel. None of them were struck in silver. So the answer is zero.
What is the silver content of a 1920 buffalo head nickel?
None at all, no buffalo's ever had silver
What is the F on the buffalo silver dollar stand for?
It stands for James Earle Fraser, the designer of the Buffalo nickel. Since the buffalo silver dollar borrows the design of the buffalo nickel, Fraser's initial is placed on it also.
What is the value of a 1906 silver buffalo nickel?
Please check your coin again and post a new question. Buffalo nickels were made from 1913 to 1938, and were never struck in silver. A 1906 nickel would be called a Liberty Head nickel, and like all nickels except the famous "war nickels" of 1942-45, it's made of an alloy of copper and nickel, hence the name "nickel".
How much is a 1942 buffalo nickel?
The last Buffalo nickel was made in 1938. A 1942 dated Jefferson that has a large mintmark on the reverse is 35% silver and worth about $1.00. If it does not have the large mintmark just spend it.
