Many buffalo nickels don't display a date because of a design defect that caused it to wear off quickly. These coins are considered to be "culls" and sell for at most a quarter.
No, 1866 was the first year for a US nickel.
That depends on what nickel you are talking about. Is it a US coin, a Canadian coin, what year is it? Compositions change both from country to country and from year to year. Try being more specific in your question, in order to get a proper answer.
You need to add the year. An S mintmark tells us nothing.
The first Jefferson nickels were released in 1938.
The diameter of a US nickel is 0.835 inches.
In the US, a nickel is worth 5 cents.
The US has never made coins from pure nickel. Canadian nickels were made of 99.9% pure nickel from 1922 to 1999, except during wartime due to metal shortages.
The color of a US nickel is silverish. US nickels are actually made of 75% copper, but the silvery color of the remaining nickel 25% predominates.
The US first minted nickels in 1866.You may have a 2004 nickel minted to commemorate the Lewis and Clark expedition. It carries the date 1803 on the back to indicate the year that the expedition began.
A US nickel has a diameter of 21.21mm and a thickness of 1.95mm
A US nickel weighs 5 grams. It is composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
US nickels weigh 5 grams