What is a 1943-S Jefferson nickel worth?

Answer 1

August 29, 2009 The 1943 Jefferson nickel is one of the commonly called a "War Nickels". This is because of the change in the alloy used to produce it during World War II. Nickel became a vital war material and could not be spared for the minting of nickels so the alloy was changed to contain 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese. Sometimes these nickels are also called "Silver Nickels" The mint marks for all of these nickels produced from mid 1942 through 1945 were placed above the dome on Monticello on the reverse side of the coin to indicate the changed alloy. The 1943-S was struck in San Francisco, California and the circulated and uncirculated values for this coin are shown in the following list. To learn more about the grading system used to grade these coins please click on the link named "COIN GRADING" in the "RELATED LINKS" section located along the left side of this box. Circulated Grades.........1943-S G4.................................$1 F12................................$1.10 VF30..............................$1.75 EF40..............................$2 AU55..............................$3 Uncirculated GradesMS60..............................$3.50 MS63..............................$7.50 MS64..............................$11 MS65..............................$15 MS66..............................$31 MS67..............................$70 MS68..............................$2200