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.
There's more information at the Related Question.
A 1901 US Nickel is worth between $2 and $70. In the future, please add the condition of the coin so I can value it more precisely for you.
The only years silver was used in US nickels was 1942-1945, the coin is face value.
Your nickel contains no silver. Only nickels made from 1942-1945 contain silver. See the related question below.
That's a silver war nickel, containing 35% silver, and it's worth at least $2.
The only US nickels to contain silver are those minted during WWII. A 1959 nickel in uncirculated condition might go for 25 cents.
A 1901 US Nickel is worth between $2 and $70. In the future, please add the condition of the coin so I can value it more precisely for you.
The only years silver was used in US nickels was 1942-1945, the coin is face value.
Not sure of the dent size but you should get at least $10.00 - 15.00 in silver value
Your nickel contains no silver. Only nickels made from 1942-1945 contain silver. See the related question below.
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.
That's a silver war nickel, containing 35% silver, and it's worth at least $2.
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.
The only US nickels to contain silver are those minted during WWII. A 1959 nickel in uncirculated condition might go for 25 cents.
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.
US quarters were not made of silver in 1965, but rather of copper-nickel. The last silver quarter made for circulation in the US were produced in 1964.
All circulating dimes dated 1965 and later are made of copper-nickel, not silver.
It's not silver, but it should be worth from about a dollar in Good condition and up to $70 if uncirculated.