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.
The value is 5 cents and it has no silver in it.
The coins are still found in circulation and are face value only.
It is 35% silver and in circulated condition it is worth about $1.50 in melt.
Check that coin again. The last year for the Indian head nickel was 1938.
The last year before 1964 that silver dollars were minted was 1935, and they were 90% silver. The melt value at present is about $24.
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.
All US nickels (except for silver war nickels) are 75% copper and 25% nickel, with a present melt value of 4.9 cents.
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.
The value is 5 cents and it has no silver in it.
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.
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 coins are still found in circulation and are face value only.
It is 35% silver and in circulated condition it is worth about $1.50 in melt.
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.
Check that coin again. The last year for the Indian head nickel was 1938.
It may be a little older but is very common, just face value.
There is no silver in a 1964 nickel.