According to the US Mint:
It's impossible to get any silver from buffalo nickels. They were all minted from the same metal, an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper.The ONLY US nickels that ever contained silver were special "war nickels" minted from late 1942 to 1945. They 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.
Two dollars contains 40 nickels.
69 nickels and three pennies
1500.00/.05=30,000 nickels or 20 * .05 = 1.00 1500.00 * 20 = 30,000 nickels
You have answered your own question. There are 200 nickels in 200. 200 means how many there are. If you would like to convert nickels to some other currency, you need to say that in the question, such as "How many nickels are there in 200 dollars?"
So many were made and saved you are better off spending them, they are still in circulation.
None, because there is no coin called a "buffalo head" nickel, and the only US nickels that ever contained silver were special "war nickels" minted from 1942 to 1945.Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938 and are made of the same 75% copper / 25% nickel alloy used for all US nickels except war nickels.
There's no way to keep track of what happens to coins after they leave the Mint and are distributed to banks and enter commerce. Original mintages total 1,212,898,771 buffalo nickels made for circulation and another 10,189 proofs made for collectors.
Based on US Mint figures, a total of 1,212,895,399 buffalo (= Indian head) nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938
The series of Buffalo nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938, but no coins were struck in 1922, 1932 & 1933 so they were made for 22 years.
The "3-Legged" variety is only known from the Denver Mint. So the coin will have a "D" mintmark on the reverse under FIVE CENTS. No one knows exactly how many authentic examples of this famous error were struck.
There aren't any nickels called "buffalo head" coins. They're referred to as "buffalo nickel" or "Indian Head nickels" but not "buffalo head" because it shows the whole animal on the back, LOL. So many buffalo nickels were made that most circulation issues aren't very valuable except in top-quality condition. There are several valuable error coins, though - please see the Related Question for more details.
Buffalo nickels can be obtained from coin shops, online marketplaces such as eBay, coin shows, and through coin dealers. It is important to verify the authenticity and condition of the coins before purchasing.
Nickels weigh 5.0 grams each. Get out your calculator and convert that to ounces, then figure out how many ounces there are in a troy pound (try Google, of course) and take things from there.
Mintage for the 2004 Louisiana Purchase/Peace Medal Reverse Nickels are, Denver: 372,000,000 Philadelphia: 361,440,00
No, but due to where the date was and how high it was raised, many buffalo nickels have had their dates worn off through circulation.
Their value depends very much on their condition, which would require inspection in person by a knowledgeable grader. So many 2005 bison ("buffalo") nickels were saved that lower uncirculated grades (MS60 to MS63) are worth between 25 cents and half a dollar. However in MS64 values jump to about $2 per coin, and above that values can range from $10 to over $100.