At the time of writing just a bit shy of 7 cents. Keep in mind though that minting or exporting US nickels is currently illegal and there are no buyers for nickels for bullion purposes (because you can get as many boxes as you want from the bank, for 5 cents each, no one is going to pay 6 or 7 cents for a nickel).
As of May 24 2011 the melt value of a nickel in circulation is $.0616147. This price is set with copper at a spot price of $4.0032 per lb and nickel at $10.3491 per lb. The value will change as the price of copper and nickel change.
All US nickels (except for silver war nickels) are 75% copper and 25% nickel, with a present melt value of 4.9 cents.
First off, all US nickels are illegal to melt or export for melting. Secondly, the Buffalo nickel is an incredibly collectable series and worth more than melt value. However, the melt value for a (non-war) nickel is currently 6 cents. So 100 would be $6.
The melt value of something is the value of the metal itself. For example, a 1964 nickel has a melt value of 5 cents because 1.8 cents worth of nickel and 2.7 cents of copper.
Still only 5 cents.
A fifty cent piece and a nickel. One is not a nickel, but the other one is.
All US nickels (except for silver war nickels) are 75% copper and 25% nickel, with a present melt value of 4.9 cents.
First off, all US nickels are illegal to melt or export for melting. Secondly, the Buffalo nickel is an incredibly collectable series and worth more than melt value. However, the melt value for a (non-war) nickel is currently 6 cents. So 100 would be $6.
The melt value of something is the value of the metal itself. For example, a 1964 nickel has a melt value of 5 cents because 1.8 cents worth of nickel and 2.7 cents of copper.
As of September 2021, the metal value in a nickel (which is composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel) is less than its face value. The cost of the metals used in a nickel is lower than 5 cents due to fluctuations in metal prices.
Its face value is 5 cents, but the melt value of a 1955-1981 Canadian nickel is $0.09 so the melt value is 4 cents more than the face value of the coin5 cents. It's not rare, and many are still in circulation.
The melt value for a 1964 nickel is the same as any other date of nickels (except 1942-45), because unlike the dime and quarter, nickels weren't silver, and there was no change to it in 1965. As of 19 August 2013, U.S. nickels have a melt value of 4.6 cents.
It's the usual practice of this site to answer a single question at a time. Please see:"What is the value of a 1940 US nickel?""What is the value of a 1942 US nickel?""What is the value of a 1944 US nickel?"
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.
It is 35% silver and in circulated condition it is worth about $1.50 in melt.
This design is called either a buffalo nickel or an Indian head nickel; both names are about equally common. Please see the question "What is the value of a 1919 US nickel?" for more information.
The US nickel was first issued in 1866. Please double-check your coin.
In US dollars it has a melt value of $1.37. It is illegal to melt these coins for the metal they contain.