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.
The five cent US coin called "nickel" is now made of 75% copper and 25% nickel The five cent Canadian coin called "nickel" is now made of 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper with 2% pure nickel plating; between 1946 and 1981 the Canadian coins were pure nickel. Nickel is an element made of electrons, protons and neutrons
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.
It is made of copper and nickel. A 1949 NICKEL is made from copper & 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.
iron and nickel is what it is made of
New Zealand Sixpences from 1933 to 1946 inclusive were made from 50% silver, the remainder being comprised of 40% copper and 10% nickel. From 1947 to 1965, they were made from a copper-nickel alloy.
Until 1919, the Halfcrown coin was made from 92.5% silver. From 1920 to 1946, the Halfcrown coin was made from 50% silver. From 1947 to their last minting in 1970, the Halfcrown coin was made from a copper and nickel alloy.
Yes, for centuries. They were made of .925 fine (i.e. 92.5%) silver until 1919. That year the composition was reduced to .500 fine silver which lasted until 1946. Postwar austerity and currency revaluation forced the coins to be made of copper-nickel after that.
All British "silver" coins from 1947 onwards were made from a copper nickel alloy.
New Zealand Sixpences from 1947 to 1965 were made from a copper nickel alloy.
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.
No. No circulating British coin has contained any silver since 1946. From 1947 onwards, all British general circulation "silver" coins are made from a copper-nickel alloy.
All New Zealand Halfcrowns from 1933 to 1946 inclusive, had a silver content of 50%. From 1947 to 1965 inclusive they were made from copper-nickel.
All New Zealand silver coins from 1933 to 1946 had a silver content of 50%. From 1947 onwards, all New Zealand "silver" coins were made from a copper-nickel alloy.
The Model 46B was made 1938-1946. The 46B(a) was 1946-1947, the 46B(b) was 1947-1949. These are EXCELLENT target rifles.
All British predecimal "silver" coins from 1947 onwards are made from a copper-nickel alloy consisting of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
Yes. All New Zealand "silver" coins minted from 1933 to 1946 inclusive had a 50% silver content. From 1947 onwards, they were all made from a copper-nickel alloy.