IF such a coin existed it would be a great rarity, but the only US nickels that ever contained silver were made during WWII, and no circulating US coin has contained silver since the 1960s.
Like all other current nickels your coin is made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. It has no added value in circulated condition.
Unless it's in proof or uncirculated condition, a Lewis and Clark nickel has no added value. Hundreds of millions were minted. The only reason you don't find many in change is that people saved them almost as soon as they were put into circulation.
There is no such thing as an 1803 U.S. nickel. You have a Lewis & Clark commemorative nickel that was minted in 2004. Turn it over and look next to Jefferson's portrait. These are worth exactly 5 cents.
The US minted four different nickels to honor the Lewis and Clark expedition's bicentennial during 2004-2005. In circulated condition, none are worth more than face value.
The back of ALL U.S. coins is upside-down in relation to the front. Your 2004 nickel is worth 5 cents.
The US first minted nickels in 1866.You may have a 2004 nickel minted to commemorate the Lewis and Clark expedition. It carries the date 1803 on the back to indicate the year that the expedition began.
Unless it's proof or uncirculated, 5 cents.
Unless it's in proof or uncirculated condition, a Lewis and Clark nickel has no added value. Hundreds of millions were minted. The only reason you don't find many in change is that people saved them almost as soon as they were put into circulation.
The coin is still found in circulation and is face value
A Lewis and Clark nickel typically has a face value of 5 cents and is not considered rare or valuable in circulated condition. In uncirculated condition, it may have some numismatic value depending on its minting year and condition.
There is no such thing as an 1803 U.S. nickel. You have a Lewis & Clark commemorative nickel that was minted in 2004. Turn it over and look next to Jefferson's portrait. These are worth exactly 5 cents.
5 cents. It was mass produced for the Lewis and Clark commemorative in the fall of 2006. The nickel had different designs over the 2004-2006 mintings.
The US minted four different nickels to honor the Lewis and Clark expedition's bicentennial during 2004-2005. In circulated condition, none are worth more than face value.
The back of ALL U.S. coins is upside-down in relation to the front. Your 2004 nickel is worth 5 cents.
No, nickel silver and sterling silver are not the same value. Sterling silver is a precious metal composed of 92.5% silver, while nickel silver is an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc that does not contain any silver. Sterling silver is typically more valuable than nickel silver.
That's a 2004 Westward Journey nickel, which is one of four designs commemorating 200 years since the Lewis & Clark Expedition. It's worth 5 cents.
NICKEL, not "nickle" And not silver, either. The only 5-cent pieces to contain any silver were "war nickels" made during WW 2 because nickel was a strategic metal. Those corrections aside, your coin is only worth 5¢ if it came from pocket change. Billions were minted. The design celebrates the Lewis and Clark expedition. They're not seen much in circulation because people saved them as curiosities.
It's not gold, but gold plated. It's a novelty coin that has no collectible value.