The two known varieties are both rare. The easier one to spot is a 1942/43 overdate, where there is a shadow "2" underneath the "3" in the date. The other exhibits doubling around Jefferson's eye.
If nickels were quarters and quarters were nickels, then Todd would have 24 quarters instead of 24 nickels. Therefore, Todd would have 24 quarters and no nickels if the total equals $6.00.
Composition of US Nickels is 75% Copper and 25% Nickel
Nickels are composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
US nickels: There are 3,200,000 nickels in 16 metric tons.A US nickel weighs 5 grams.1 metric ton is 1,000,000 grams.So you would take 1,000,000/5 (a nickel = 5 grams) and you get 200,000 Per tonAfter that, you would multiply 200,000 * 16 because you want 16 metric tons worth of nickels: 200,000 *16=320,000.Canadian nickels: There are modern Canadian nickels in 16 metric tons.Modern Canadian nickels weigh 3.95 gm.Thus there are 1,000,000 / 3.95 = 253,164.557 Canadian nickels per tonMultiplying by 16 gives 4050632.91 coins, or 4,050,633 rounded to the next whole number of nickels.
None of them do. You have to collect 40 of them all in one place to get 200 grams of nickels.
Mintage of the 1943-P Jefferson nickel is 271,165,000.
Not all 1943 nickels are double die errors with doubled eyes. The doubled eye variety is a well-known error for 1943 Jefferson nickels, but it is not present on all coins from that year. If you have a 1943 nickel, it would be best to have it authenticated by a professional coin grader to determine if it is the double die variety.
1943 makes it one of the silver war nickels, currently worth about $1.60.
Over one hundred million 104,060,000
They were struck at all 3 Mints, other than that, no difference.
The 1943 Lincoln cents only weigh 2.70 grams and are made of zinc coated steel and will stick to a magnet.
Liberty nickels were minted from 1883 to 1912. All nickels minted since 1938 have been Jefferson nickels, and ALL coins carry the word Liberty.Please see the Related Question for more information.
All 1943 US nickels were struck in an alloy of 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese.Nickel metal was needed for the war effort, so special "war nickels" were minted from October 1942 to December 1945. They can be identified by a somewhat darker color and a large mintmark letter over the dome of Monticello. Internet rumors to the contrary, these are the only US nickels that ever contained any silver.
If you have a buffalo one, something is wrong. The last Buffalo nickels were made in 1938.
Please check again and post a new question. Buffalo nickels were struck from 1913 to 1938. Any nickel dated 1943 would be a familiar Jefferson nickel.
If you have a buffalo one, something is wrong. The last Buffalo nickels were made in 1938.
Indian head (buffalo) nickels were minted from 1913 to 1938. They are worth $50