Dimes and quarters, yes. Nickels, no. 1964 was the last year for silver dimes and quarters, and nickels only contained silver during WWII.
1964
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.
Nickels minted between about 1942 and 1945 were made with silver due to steel being used in the war effort. A little over half an ounce of silver was used in each one, making them worth about $1.60 each as of early this year.
The only US nickels that ever contained silver were special "war nickels" made from late 1942 to 1945. All US nickels from 1866 to the present are made of the same alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. War nickels were made of an alloy of 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese because nickel metal was needed for the war effort. These coins are distinguished by a large mint mark letter over the dome of Monticello on the back.
Dimes and quarters, yes. Nickels, no. 1964 was the last year for silver dimes and quarters, and nickels only contained silver during WWII.
1964
No, it was 1945, 1964 nickels are NOT silver. Only the 1942 through 1945 nickels (War Nickels) with large reverse mintmarks are 35% silver. ALL other US nickels regardless of date are made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper.
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.
Nickels minted between about 1942 and 1945 were made with silver due to steel being used in the war effort. A little over half an ounce of silver was used in each one, making them worth about $1.60 each as of early this year.
One silver war nickel weighs 5 grams and contains 35% silver, or 1.75 grams of silver per nickel. One troy ounce is 31.1 grams. It would take 18 war nickels to make one ounce of silver.
No, the only US nickels to have silver are the "War Nickels" from 1942 to 1945
None of the new US nickels are silver.
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.
War Nickels contain 35% silver or 0.05626oz of silver.
None. 1942-1945 were the only years silver was used to make nickels.
None of the Buffalo nickels (1913-1938) were struck in silver.