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The only US nickels that ever contained silver were special "war nickels" minted from late 1942 to 1945. As of 10/2015, they sell for about $1 each in average condition.
War nickels were made of an alloy of 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese because nickel metal was needed for the war effort. They can be identified by a large mint mark letter over the dome of Monticello on the back.
All other US nickels dating back to 1866 are made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper.
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Value of silver buffalo nickel?
Buffalo nickels don't contain any silver.
What is the value of a 1938 silver nickel?
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.
What is the value of a silver in a buffalo nickel?
None, because all buffalo nickels are made of the same 75% copper / 25% nickel alloy as current US nickels. The only US nickels that ever contained any silver were special "war nickels" made during 1942-45.
How much is 70 pure silver nickels worth?
No US nickels have ever been pure silver, the "war nickels" of 1942-1945 are 35% silver and are the only nickels to have any silver. Post new question.
What is the value of a 1988 silver nickel?
The only years the US made nickels with silver were 1942-1945 so if you still think it's made from silver take it to a coin dealer for an assessment.
When were nickels silver?
The only time US nickels were silver was from 1942-1945. They contain 40% silver. They have a metal value of around 2 dollars.
What years of buffalo nickels have silver value?
None have any silver value. US nickels made from 1866 to mid-1942 and from 1946 to the present are made of a copper-nickel alloy, not silver.
Value of 1956 silver nickels?
1942-1945 are the only years silver nickels were struck, 1956 nickels are still in circulation today and are worth 5 cents.
What nickels are worth more in silver than face value?
Only nickels made between mid 1942 till 1945 contain silver. Currently the silver value is around $1.75 to $2.
1981 p nickel that you believe is silver what is the value?
No Nickels were struck in silver after 1945, the value is 5 cents.
Value of silver buffalo nickel?
Buffalo nickels don't contain any silver.
What is value of 2005 silver buffalo nickel?
No 2005 Bison Reverse nickels were struck in silver.
What is the value of a 1968 silver nickel?
The only nickels to contain silver were the so-called war nickels minted from mid-1942 to 1945. Other post-1950 Jefferson nickels are worth face value unless they're in uncirculated or proof condition.
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 1935 silver buffalo nickel?
No Buffalo nickels have silver regardless of date,but the value of a 1935 in average condition is 25 cents
1964 silver nickel?
Nickels that year weren't made of silver. There was no change in metal composition in nickels in the 1960s. The only nickels that do contain silver are those minted between 1942 and '45. Anything post-war is only worth face value.
What is the value of a 1965 silver nickel?
A 1965 nickel is not made of silver; it is composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel. Its value is generally only face value unless it is in exceptional condition or part of a special set.
