Silver "war nickels" weigh 5 grams, which is the same amount as the normal cupronickel coins minted all other years since 1866.
War nickels were the only US nickels that ever contained silver. They were minted from mid-1942 to the end of 1945 to save nickel metal for use in the war effort. They were struck in an alloy of 35% silver, 56% copper, and 9% manganese.
U.S. nickels weigh 5 grams each.
It weighs 5 grams. All U.S. nickels weigh 5 gm. That includes both standard nickels (actually 75% copper and 25% nickel) as well as the silver-copper-manganese "war nickels" issued during WWII.
All U.S. nickels weigh 5 grams as issued.
A pre-1964 nickel weighs 5 grams.
All US Nickels weigh the same, 5 grams.
There is no silver in a 1964 nickel.
It shouldn't. Old silver quarters weigh 5.83 grams, nickel quarters weigh 5.05 grams, and modern steel quarters weigh 4.4 grams.
...If it is nickel silver it contains no silver. It is rather an alloy of nickel and copper to create the look of silver.
The nickel was never made with silver, it is made with nickel, hence the name.
Modern copper-nickel dimes weigh 2.27 gm. Older (1964 and earlier) 90% silver dimes weighed 2.5 gm.
None
"nickel silver" and "German silver" actually contains no silver, so it is incredibly cheap. It is generally an alloy of nickel, copper and zinc, though the exact formula varies.
None. Alpaca silver is another name for nickel silver which is a base metal alloy of copper with zinc and/or nickel.
All U.S. nickels weigh 5 grams.
U.S. nickels weigh 5 grams each.
There is absolutely no silver in that coin.
It weighs 5 grams. All U.S. nickels weigh 5 gm. That includes both standard nickels (actually 75% copper and 25% nickel) as well as the silver-copper-manganese "war nickels" issued during WWII.