1965 nickels are not scarce and still turn up in change occasionally. As of 03/2010 they're only worth face value in circulated condition. Uncirculated ones range from 25¢ in MS-60 to all of $2 in MS-64.
25 cents, all circulation quarters from 1965 to date are made of copper-nickel,
Unless it is uncirculated, it's pocket change.
Please check your pocket change. Except for some special collectors' coins, all dimes minted since 1965 are made of copper-nickel and are only worth face value unless they're in uncirculated or proof condition.
Current masses: US Penny: 2.500 grams US Nickel: 5.000 grams US Dime: 2.268 grams Before 1982, pennies had a mass of 3.11 gm. Before 1965, dimes were 2.5 gm.
Average retail value: $1.00-$3.00
In average condition, both coins are only worth their face value.
US dimes from 1965 to date are copper-nickel not silver. The coin is face value.
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.
US quarters didn't contain any nickel until 1965. 1964 and earlier quarters were made of an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper. Please see "What is the value of a 1941 US quarter?" for more information.
around 50 cents
All circulating dimes dated 1965 and later are made of copper-nickel, not silver.
It's the usual practice of this site to answer a single question at a time. Please see:"What is the value of a 1940 US nickel?""What is the value of a 1942 US nickel?""What is the value of a 1944 US nickel?"
As of 16 Feb 2018, the melt value of one US nickel is 4.4 cents.
This design is called either a buffalo nickel or an Indian head nickel; both names are about equally common. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1919 US nickel?" for more information.
Please don't assume that every US coin minted before 1965 contains silver. US nickels made from 1866 to mid-1942 and from 1946 to the present are made of a copper-nickel alloy. There's more information at the Related Question.
No, all coins are copper-nickel.
The US nickel was first issued in 1866. Please double-check your coin.