All U.S. nickels from 1866 to 1941 are made from 75% copper & 25% nickel. From Oct 1942 through 1945 the nickel in the coin was replaced with silver. In the 1946 the composition went back to copper-nickel.
I 'm guessing you mean the 1943 nickel. They are an alloy of 3 different metals; not steel. They are worth about 1.00. Sorry, I can't remember the 3 metals.
War Nickel, or silver nickels started in 1942 through 1945. 1942 produced both nickels out of nickel and nickels from silver. The non silver ones do not have the large mint mark while the silver ones have the large mint mark.
The Triple Nickels were the 555th Army Airborne division. They were paratroopers.
With silver at $27.10 per ounce. War nickels are worth about $1.50.
War Nickels contain 35% silver or 0.05626oz of silver.
NICKELS dated 1940 & 1941 arre made from .750 copper and .250 nickel.
Composition of US Nickels is 75% Copper and 25% Nickel
Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938
The coin has likely been cleaned.
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To clear things up, 1941 nickels aren't war nickels. The US didn't enter WWII until December of that year, and war nickel production didn't start until 10 months later. All 1941 nickels were struck in the standard alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel, so a copper-colored coin could result from exposure to heat or chemicals. In particular, nickels are often copper-plated in high-school chemistry experiments.
US nickels are made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. Since 2000, most Canadian nickels have been made of a steel/copper alloy plated with nickel.
No one issued buffalo nickels before 1913; that was the first year the design was used. Prior to that, nickels carried an image of Miss Liberty (1883-1912) or a shield (1866-1883)
coins are generally made of metals and alloys and are inorganic
16 different Jefferson nickels are in this span of dates, 11 are 35% silver, 5 are cppper-nickel. Post new question.
Buffalo nickels were not struck until 1913 so your nickels (which do not have buffaloes on them, correct?) must be from the prior series called Liberty nickels. You can find a price guide at http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/prices/libnkl/pricesgd.shtml , among many such sites.
None. 1942-1945 were the only years silver was used to make nickels.