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.
The coin is 90% silver and 10% copper not pure silver, but a date is needed.
It is worth approximately $38.76 though the less pure it is the less money it's worth. You can find silver grain price calculators online that can help you with this.
The price of silver changes every day. Check the financial section of a newspaper or Google SPOT PRICE SILVER.
take five pounds and multipy by 16(ounces). you get 80 ounces of silver. now depending on if it is pure silver or troy silver; and the current silver value an ounce being around 15. It is worth 900 dollars as troy silver, and 1,200 for pure silver. You probably wont get that much if you take it to a dealer. cash4gold.com is the best place.
Quarters are 90% silver with 10% copper, NOT pure silver. Without knowing any details like the date or condition, it's at worth at least $5 for its melt value.
The only US nickels to have silver in them were the 1942-1945 war nickels, from the dates yours are Liberty Head nickels that are made of 75% copper and 25% nickel. In average condition they're worth $2-$3 each.
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Never. They're called nickels for a reason. The only U.S. nickels to contain any silver at all, at 35%, were "war" nickels dated 1942-1945. Nothing before or after was made of silver.
The value of pure silver is determined by weight and market prices. As of 22 June 2013, silver is worth $19.85 per ounce.
$1,672.00
No dates. No circulating U.S. coin has ever been pure silver. The "War Nickels" from late 1942 through 1945 with large reverse mintmarks were made of 35% silver. All other nickels from 1866 to the present are 75% copper and 25% nickel.
At $17.58 an ounce as current price for pure silver, 4 ounces is worth $70.32.
Canadian nickels (1922-present) never contained silver. Centennial nickels were made of 99.9% pure nickel metal.
At one time they had silver in them, but weren't pure silver. They have been 25% nickel and 75% copper since 1866.
First of all, silver U.S. quarters dated 1964 and earlier are 90% silver, not pure. As far as 1964, it's an extremely common date, currently worth about $4 for the silver content.
No circulating US coins have ever been made of pure silver, and the only nickels that ever contained any of the metal were the so-called "war nickels" minted from 1942 to 1945. They're distinguishable by the large mint mark over the dome of Monticello on the back. They're about 1/3 silver and currently sell for around a dollar in average worn condition.ALL other nickels, regardless of date, were and are made of 75% copper, 25% nickel. Any with dates from the mid-1950s to today are pretty much worth only face value. If you have older nickels check out www . coinclub . com/prices for a decent portal to valuation pages.
Check the price of silver. It is priced by the oz so it will be easy.