The only years silver was used in US nickels was 1942-1945, the coin is face value.
If there were one it would be a fabulous rarity, but all 1969 dimes were made out of copper-nickel and are only worth face value. The last silver dimes were struck in 1964. All circulation dimes after that have been made of copper-nickel. If your dime appears to be silver it's probably plated. That means it's an altered coin and is still only worth 10 cents.
Your nickel contains no silver. Only nickels made from 1942-1945 contain silver. See the related question below.
That's a silver war nickel, containing 35% silver, and it's worth at least $2.
All circulation-strike quarters dated 1965 and later are made of copper-nickel, not silver. There are no major varieties among 1969 quarters, so anything that you find in change will only be worth 25¢. The last year for silver quarters was 1964. Those are worth at least 0.18 times the current price of silver per troy ounce.
The only US nickels to contain silver are those minted during WWII. A 1959 nickel in uncirculated condition might go for 25 cents.
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.
Your nickel contains no silver. Only nickels made from 1942-1945 contain silver. See the related question below.
If there were one it would be a fabulous rarity, but all 1969 dimes were made out of copper-nickel and are only worth face value. The last silver dimes were struck in 1964. All circulation dimes after that have been made of copper-nickel. If your dime appears to be silver it's probably plated. That means it's an altered coin and is still only worth 10 cents.
That's a silver war nickel, containing 35% silver, and it's worth at least $2.
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.
The 1949 Jefferson nickel is still found in circulation, contains no silver and likely only face value.
The only US nickels to contain silver are those minted during WWII. A 1959 nickel in uncirculated condition might go for 25 cents.
All circulation-strike quarters dated 1965 and later are made of copper-nickel, not silver. There are no major varieties among 1969 quarters, so anything that you find in change will only be worth 25¢. The last year for silver quarters was 1964. Those are worth at least 0.18 times the current price of silver per troy ounce.
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.
Nothing. The only time the US made silver nickels was from 1942-1945 during WW2. In 1969 they would have been made of copper and nickel.
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.
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.