The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
No, they don't. US nickels are made of copper and nickel. The only ones that DO contain silver are war nickels, minted 1942-1945.
The only US nickels that contain any silver were minted in late 1942 through 1945. These "War Nickels" are identified by a large mintmark above the dome of Monticello.
The only nickels to contain any silver were the so-called "war nickels" minted from 1942 to 1945. Your nickel, and all others ever minted except for war nickels, is made of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
Not silver. The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. Bottom line - you have an ordinary nickel worth 5 cents.
None, because there is no coin called a "buffalo head" nickel, and the only US nickels that ever contained silver were special "war nickels" minted from 1942 to 1945.Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938 and are made of the same 75% copper / 25% nickel alloy used for all US nickels except war nickels.
No. The 1953 US nickel is composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
No, the only US nickels made out of silver are the 35% silver war nickels minted from 1942-1945 with a large P, D or S mintmark over the Monticello.
The U.S. stopped minting silver half-dimes in 1873, a few years after the introduction of the nickel. The only nickels that actually contain silver are "war" nickels minted 1942-1945.
It's a common misconception that because dimes, quarters, and half dollars minted before 1965 were silver, nickels also had silver in them. However the standard composition for US nickels has been an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper ever since the coin was introduced in 1866. The only US nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted from mid-1942 to 1945. These coins were struck in an alloy of 35% silver, 56% copper, and 9% manganese because nickel was needed for the war effort.
1964 US nickels were minted at Philadelphia (no mint mark at that time) and Denver ("D")
No. The only nickels to contain silver are those minted 1942-45, though not all of them from '42 have silver. The way to tell is that all silver nickels have a large mint mark on the reverse, above Monticello.
The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.