July 18, 2009 The 1941 Jefferson Nickel was struck at 3 US Mint facilities; Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. The mintmark for these mints can be found on the reverse [tails] side of the coin just to the right of the building. A letter "D" indicates the coin was struck at the Denver mint. A letter "S" indicates the coin was struck at the San Francisco mint. If there is no letter, that indicates the coin was struck at the Philadelphia mint and is shown as 1941-P. The values for these coins in various common grades are shown in the chart below.
Circulated Grades............1941-P........1941-D.........1941-S EF40..................................$4................$3.................$5 AU55..................................$5................$4.................$6
Uncirculated Grades
MS60...................................$6...............$5.................$7 MS63...................................$10.............$6.................$10
Coins with noticeable wear are generally worth less than $1.
Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938
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?".
NICKELS dated 1940 & 1941 arre made from .750 copper and .250 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?".
Jefferson nickels from 1938-1941 and 1946-1947 under a grade of VF-20 have little or no collection value. Even in MS-60 Its worth less than $1.00
Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938
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?".
NICKELS dated 1940 & 1941 arre made from .750 copper and .250 nickel.
The "War Nickels" were struck from late 1942 to 1945. The 1941 issue is not silver, still found in circulation and only face value
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?".
Jefferson nickels from 1938-1941 and 1946-1947 under a grade of VF-20 have little or no collection value. Even in MS-60 Its worth less than $1.00
Check that coin again. The last year for Indian head (or buffalo) nickels was 1938.
8-22-11>>> The only US nickels to contain any silver are the "War-Nickels" that were struck in 35% silver from late 1942 through 1945 and can be identified by the large mintmarks above the dome of Monticello on the reverse. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1941 US nickel?" for more information.
Indian head nickels were produced from 1913 to 1938. Please check again and post a new question.
A standard roll of nickels contains 40 nickels for a value of $2.00
Please check again and post a new question. Indian head (aka buffalo) nickels were made from 1913 to 1938.
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.