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Please don't assume that every US coin minted before 1965 contains silver. US nickels made from 1866 to mid-1942 and from 1946 to the present are made of a copper-nickel alloy, not silver so if you found the coin in change it's only worth 5¢.

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What is the value of a 1969 silver US nickel?

The only years silver was used in US nickels was 1942-1945, the coin is face value.


What is the value of a 1914 US silver nickel?

Your nickel contains no silver. Only nickels made from 1942-1945 contain silver. See the related question below.


What is the value of a 2000 silver nickel?

If you found it in change your nickel is only worth face value. US nickels made from 1866 to mid-1942 and from 1946 to the present are made of a copper-nickel alloy, not silver. In fact, no circulating US coins have contained any silver since 1969.


What is the value of a 1945 US nickel with a P on the back?

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What is the value of a silver 1937 buffalo nickel?

Copper-nickel, not silver. The only nickels that ever contained any silver were the famous "war nickels" made from 1942 to 1945, when silver replaced nickel metal because nickel was needed for the war effort.


Does a 1961 US nickel have any silver in it?

It's a common misconception that because dimes, quarters, and half dollars minted before 1965 were silver, nickels also had silver in them. However the standard composition for US nickels has been an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper ever since the coin was introduced in 1866. The only US nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted from mid-1942 to 1945. These coins were struck in an alloy of 35% silver, 56% copper, and 9% manganese because nickel was needed for the war effort.


What is the value of a uncirculated 1959 silver US nickel?

The only US nickels to contain silver are those minted during WWII. A 1959 nickel in uncirculated condition might go for 25 cents.


What is the value of a 1942 us nickel with a p on the top of capitol hill?

That is known as a "war nickel" to save nickel for the war effort, the US government replaced some of the nickel in the nickel with silver. At the time of writing the silver content in them is around $1.70. The reason for the mintmark over the Monticello was that the idea was that people would know they contained silver.


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In circulated condition, it has no added value. A nice uncirculated one is worth maybe 25 cents.


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