Neither Canadian nor US nickels have ever been made of solid copper.
US nickels:
Canadian nickels:
No, Nickels are made from a mixture of 25% Nickel and 75% Copper.
2014 US nickels, like most US nickels, are made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. 2014 Canadian nickels are made of an alloy of 94.5% steel and 3.5% copper, plated with 2% nickel.
No, they don't. US nickels are made of copper and nickel. The only ones that DO contain silver are war nickels, minted 1942-1945.
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.
Pre-1965 nickels are made of the same copper/nickel blend as modern nickels. The only nickels that contain any silver are those minted during WWII.
Present day nickel, dimes and quarters are composed of copper and nickel.
No. Nickels from 1866-1942 and 1945-present are 25% nickel and 75% copper. Dimes from 1965-present are made of a copper-nickel "sandwich" composition.
You can melt them but you won't get any silver. All US nickels except special "war nickels" made during 1942-45 are struck in the same alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper.
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.
NICKELS dated 1940 & 1941 arre made from .750 copper and .250 nickel.
US dimes were made of an alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper until 1964. Since then, all dimes are made of cupronickel-clad copper, and don't contain any precious metals. All US nickels except special "war nickels" made from late 1942 to 1945 are struck in an 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.
Nickels are composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel.