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Don't assume that because a coin is old it has to be made of silver. The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. Unless your coin is uncirculated it's only worth 5 cents.
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What is the value of a 1969 silver US nickel?
The only years silver was used in US nickels was 1942-1945, the coin is face value.
What is the value of a 1914 US silver nickel?
Your nickel contains no silver. Only nickels made from 1942-1945 contain silver. See the related question below.
What is the value of a 2000 silver nickel?
If you found it in change your nickel is only worth face value. US nickels made from 1866 to mid-1942 and from 1946 to the present are made of a copper-nickel alloy, not silver. In fact, no circulating US coins have contained any silver since 1969.
What is the value of a 1945 US nickel with a P on the back?
That's a silver war nickel, containing 35% silver, and it's worth at least $2.
What is a the value of a 1963 silver dollar?
Please check again and post a new question. The last US silver dollars were minted in 1935. New $1 coins weren't minted until 1971 and they were made of copper-nickel.
What is the value of a silver 1937 buffalo nickel?
Copper-nickel, not silver. The only nickels that ever contained any silver were the famous "war nickels" made from 1942 to 1945, when silver replaced nickel metal because nickel was needed for the war effort.
What is the value of a uncirculated 1959 silver US nickel?
The only US nickels to contain silver are those minted during WWII. A 1959 nickel in uncirculated condition might go for 25 cents.
What is the value of a 1942 us nickel with a p on the top of capitol hill?
That is known as a "war nickel" to save nickel for the war effort, the US government replaced some of the nickel in the nickel with silver. At the time of writing the silver content in them is around $1.70. The reason for the mintmark over the Monticello was that the idea was that people would know they contained silver.
Does a 1963 US nickel have any silver in it?
It's a common misconception that because dimes, quarters, and half dollars minted before 1965 were silver, nickels also had silver in them. However the standard composition for US nickels has been an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper ever since the coin was introduced in 1866. The only US nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted from mid-1942 to 1945. These coins were struck in an alloy of 35% silver, 56% copper, and 9% manganese because nickel was needed for the war effort.
What is the value of 1965 silver quarters?
US quarters were not made of silver in 1965, but rather of copper-nickel. The last silver quarter made for circulation in the US were produced in 1964.
How much is a 1902 US V nickel worth. Is it real silver?
A 1902 Liberty Head nickel is common, in average condition value is a dollar or two for most coins. No US nickel was made of silver until late 1942 through 1945 these are the "War Nickels" and had 35% silver in them. From 1946 to date they are copper- nickel.
What is the value of a 1975 silver US dime?
All circulating dimes dated 1965 and later are made of copper-nickel, not silver.
