Please don't assume that just because a coin is old, it has to be made of silver. Nickels are called "nickels" because, well, they contain nickel. All except the ones minted during WWII are made of an alloy of nickel and copper, with no silver at all.
Please see the Related Question for more information.
Buffalo head nickels were never made of silver. See the related question below for the value of a regular 1934 nickel.
A 1934 Buffalo nickel is not a rare coin, retail value for a average circulated coin is $1.00-$5.00
Silver plated nickel will have no resale value.
DOES NICKEL SILVER HAVE ANY VALUE$ thank you
Sterling silver is 92.5% silver with 7.5% copper and no nickel.
The coin is called an Indian Head nickel or a buffalo nickel, not "buffalo head" - after all, it shows the entire buffalo! Please see the question "What is the value of a 1934 US nickel?" for more information.
It's not 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. There's more information at the Related Question.
It isn't silver. Nickel "silver" refers to an alloy of copper with nickel and zinc to make it look like silver but it really contains no silver at all.
A 1949 Nickel is NOT silver... it's worth about 5 cents. Sorry.
If you mean a Jefferson nickel dated 1942-1945 with very large mintmarks on the reverse, the silver value is about $1.00. They are 35% silver.
These coins are also frequently called Indian Head nickels; both names are about equally common. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1934 US nickel?" for more information.
The value is 5 cents and it has no silver in it.