there are some questions you need to ask herself before your question can be answered: when was it made how long have you had it and is it rusty. so there's not enough information for me to answer your question. sorry
Nickels from the WWII Years did partially have silver in them. One is worth $1.75
is there william a rogers silver nickel
I would go to websites about silver silverware and see if there is a list of prices for 1945 silver silverware
Do these two silverware companies use sterling silver or silverplate: Internationl & co., and Imperial.
Silverware typically consists of stainless steel, which is a combination of iron, chromium, and nickel. Silver-plated silverware is made from a base metal such as copper or brass coated with a layer of silver. Some high-end silverware may be made from sterling silver, which is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% by weight of other metals such as copper.
Real silver is much shinier than stainless steel, which is typically what consumers purchase as silverware. Unless your silverware is only used for special occasions, you are most likely using stainless steel.
It is known as a "war nickel" and actually contains no nickel! But it is 35% silver and is worth about $1.25 for the silver content.
The 1941 nickel doesn't contain any silver, and is worth maybe 10 cents.
It is worth about $1.50 in scrap silver, it is 35% silver.
A 1949 Nickel is NOT silver... it's worth about 5 cents. Sorry.
EPNS stands for Electroplated Nickel Silver, which is a type of silverware made by electroplating a thin layer of silver onto a base metal such as nickel silver. Reed & Barton is a well-known American manufacturer of silverware, established in 1824. The number 1716 likely refers to a specific pattern or design created by Reed & Barton.
That's a silver war nickel from WWII, which contains 35% silver. It's worth about $2.