An alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. That's the same metal as all other dates for nickels except the famous "war nickels" from 1942-45.
If it is a US nickel, it is 25% nickel, 75% copper. If it is a Canadian nickel I believe it is 100% nickel.
All US state quarters intended for circulation are made out of copper-nickel, 92% copper, 8% nickel.
A US nickel is an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% silver.Current Canadian nickels are made of plated steel. Older ones are made of pure nickel.
They aren't made from nickel. Past US cents have been made of copper, bronze, or steel. Since 1982 they've been made of copper-plated zinc.True "pennies" from Britain (US coins are actually "cents") are made of copper-plated steel.The only US cents to contain nickel were Flying Eagle and some early-date Indian Head cents; they were 88% copper and 12% nickel.
It is made of copper and nickel. A 1949 NICKEL is made from copper & nickel.
Please don't assume that because a coin is old it has to be made of silver. It's made of copper-nickel like all other nickels except the WWII ones with a large mint mark above the dome of Monticello. 1941 is not a rare date for Jefferson nickels. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1941 US nickel?".
US quarters didn't contain any nickel until 1965. 1964 and earlier quarters were made of an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. Please see "What is the value of a 1941 US quarter?" for more information.
Please check your coin again. Liberty nickels were minted from 1883 to 1912. A 1941 nickel would be a Jefferson nickel. There's more information at the question "What is the value of a 1941 US nickel?".
Pennies in 1941 were mostly copper, not nickel, and they're worth about 5 cents.
Except for special "war nickels" minted from late 1942 to 1945, all US nickels are made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. However your coin could not be a Liberty Head nickel. They were minted from 1883 to 1912. A 1941 nickel would be a Jefferson nickel.
NICKELS dated 1940 & 1941 arre made from .750 copper and .250 nickel.
All U.S. nickels from 1866 to 1941 are made from 75% copper & 25% nickel. From Oct 1942 through 1945 the nickel in the coin was replaced with silver. In the 1946 the composition went back to copper-nickel.
It's just a Jefferson nickel, 1941 coins are still found in circulation and ALL US coins have the national motto. Spend it.
If it is a US nickel, it is 25% nickel, 75% copper. If it is a Canadian nickel I believe it is 100% nickel.
it is made out of a mixture of copper and nickel
A 2014 US nickel is made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. A 2014 Canadian nickel is made of an alloy of 94.5% steel and 3.5% copper, plated with nickel (2%)
The designer of the first US nickel was James B. Longacre.