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The only thing special is that there are so many of them. A total of almost 3 billion were minted, the first time more than a billion nickels were made at each mint, and that remains the highest mintage of any year. 1964 nickels still show up in change regularly.
Why so many nickels?
When the price of silver was deregulated silver coins started to be hoarded and melted. The resulting shortage of dimes, quarters, and halves caused huge problems for stores and banks. The Mint didn't yet have a substitute for silver that would work in vending machines and coin counters, so as a stopgap they produced enormous numbers of nickels. Until the current clad composition was developed for higher denominations in 1965, it was possible to receive 10 or 15 nickels in change!
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Where and when was the 1964 US nickel minted?
They were minted at Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. They were minted in 1964.
What is a 1964 US nickel worth?
It's worth exactly 5 cents.
Was 1964 the last year US nickels contained silver?
The only US nickels that ever contained any silver were those struck between 1942 and 1945, when nickel was a strategic war material. "War nickels" were about 35% silver with the rest made of copper and manganese. Otherwise, any nickel you find will be made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. So if you find, say, a 1957 or 1964 nickel in change feel free to spend it. It's not worth anything special.
Is a 1964 US nickel silver?
None. Silver was used in dimes, quarters, and half dollars but not nickels. Urban legends and internet rumors to the contrary, the only US nickels that ever contained silver were the special "war nickels" struck during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. ALL other US nickels have been made of the same alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
What years are us quarters made of silver?
All quarters from 1796 to 1964 are silver and 1965 to date are copper-nickel
Can you melt 1964 US nickels for silver?
No, you cannot melt 1964 US nickels for silver. From 1965 onward, US nickels have been composed of a copper-nickel alloy. The 1964 US nickel is made of 75% copper and 25% nickel, not silver.
How much silver is in US quarters after 1964?
None in circulating quarters. Except for special proof sets and some uncirculated bicentennial sets, all quarters minted after 1964 are made of copper and nickel.
1964 us nickel?
It's worth 5 cents.
Where and when was the 1964 US nickel minted?
They were minted at Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. They were minted in 1964.
What is a 1964 US nickel worth?
It's worth exactly 5 cents.
How much silver is in a 1964 us nickel?
None. Please don't assume that because a coin is old it has to be made of silver. All US nickels except special "war nickels" made during 1942-45 are struck in the same alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper.
How much Silver is in a 1964 Nickel Coin?
There is no silver in a 1964 nickel.
Was 1964 the last year US nickels contained silver?
The only US nickels that ever contained any silver were those struck between 1942 and 1945, when nickel was a strategic war material. "War nickels" were about 35% silver with the rest made of copper and manganese. Otherwise, any nickel you find will be made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. So if you find, say, a 1957 or 1964 nickel in change feel free to spend it. It's not worth anything special.
Is a 1964 US nickel silver?
None. Silver was used in dimes, quarters, and half dollars but not nickels. Urban legends and internet rumors to the contrary, the only US nickels that ever contained silver were the special "war nickels" struck during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. ALL other US nickels have been made of the same alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
What is a 1964 US nickel made of?
75% copper and only 25% nickel, the same composition used since 1866 except during WWII. The only US nickels that contained any silver were special "war nickels" minted from late 1942 to 1945. These coins are 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese.
How much silver is in quarters after 1964?
None in circulating quarters. Except for special proof sets and some uncirculated bicentennial sets, all quarters minted after 1964 are made of copper and nickel.
What years are us quarters made of silver?
All quarters from 1796 to 1964 are silver and 1965 to date are copper-nickel
