This response is about 10 years late, but they DID make nickels out of silver from 1942-1945 (in 1942, there were both silver and cupronickel nickels made). They were made of an alloy of 35% silver and as with several other coins of the time it was done to save copper for WWII. The only years the US made nickels with silver were 1942-1945 so if you still think it's made from silver take it to a coin dealer for an assessment. When did they stop making silver us 5 cent A Brief History of the Nickel 15 million five-cent nickels—more than 100 times the number of silver half-dimes minted the year before. The way they were carved, using only stone tools Nickels only had silver during WWII. Some 1942 and all 1943-45 were 35% silver, Dimes and quarters had silver removed beginning 1965. Half dollars went from 90% silver to 40% silver in 1965, and to zero silver in 1971. The last year that silver nickels were made was 1945. Silver alloy nickels began production in October 1942. These so-called "war nickels" were minted in an effort to reduce the Mint's use of nickel, which became critically necessary for other purposes during World War II.
21 Oct 2015 Like the ten-cent coin, the half dime was made of silver and weighed The dime was technically the first coin made by the United States Mint, but using a borrowed coin machine four years before a Mint building was The Thomas Jefferson Nickels were first minted in 1938. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. 1 May 2011 With the price of precious metals on the rise, nickel enthusiasts are hoarding But there's good news for these frugal nickel clutchers: they may be buying In 1965, with the price of silver climbing, the U.S. Mint diluted the It did the same thing to the penny in 1982 when copper became too expensive. 17 Jun 2016 With the onset of World War II, the United States needed war materials Silver Jefferson Nickels were produced through 1945, after which point the for the war-year nickels because they were available in virtually all grades. or stop by our store to find war nickels or a variety of other rare coins that can
17 Jun 2016 With the onset of World War II, the United States needed war materials Silver Jefferson Nickels were produced through 1945, after which point the for the war-year nickels because they were available in virtually all grades. or stop by our store to find war nickels or a variety of other rare coins that can 17 Apr 2008 By this time, they were very heavily worn, as the emergency alloy was not as As with all USA coins from these years, the wartime nickels were 23 Jan 2017 In celebration of the Philadelphia Mint's 225th anniversary, they are In the following year gold and other silver denominations were struck in New Orleans as well. on their coins, the original mint in Philadelphia did not use a mintmark. It was not until the silver nickels (made during WWII) that the "P" The only US nickels to contain any silver are the "War Nickels' that were struck in 35% silver from late 1942 through 1945; they can be identified by the large mintmarks above the dome of Silver was only used in nickels from 1942-1945 on coins with a large mintmark over the Monticello (some nickels in 1942 do not have the large mintmark and are of the standard composition), these coins are 35% silver. All other nickels are 75% copper and 25% nickel. U.S. nickels produced between 1942 and 1945 were made from 35% silver. This was due to the need for nickel for wartime mobilization during WWII. These were the only years (1942–1945) that nickel 5¢ coins were composed of silver, however. Nickels used an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel before and after the war.
Silver War Nickels have valuable Silver content to both collectors and Jefferson Nickels were first minted in 1938 and made of 75% Copper and 25% Nickel. However, in 1942, with World War II raging in Europe and the Pacific, Nickel became It is easy to determine what year nickels are Silver by looking for a few simple 2 Jan 2020 Jefferson nickels minted between 1938 and 1964 are not very popular However, officials at the United States Mint did not like the style of lettering he This means they are worth more than face value and most of them have If there is a letter (P, D or S) over the dome of Monticello, then it is a silver coin. During this time, the Jefferson Nickel was minted with silver in order to preserve nickel for When the U.S. Mint began production of the Jefferson Nickel, the coin was More than 30 million Jefferson Nickels were struck in 1938 and they were (Years containing 90% silver: 1946-1964) Roosevelt Dimes The coins from the 1930′s and 1940′s may also be worth more if they are exceptionally nice 27 Mar 2014 These partial silver nickels were made without nickel because that material was I suspect that they take these older coins out of circulation when they find them. Can I use this to get a probability distribution for different years? That has never stopped me before, so why should it stop me now? Nick Anderson, a 15 year old male from the Internet asks on February 14, 1998, Nickels: Up until 1922, Canada's five cent coins were made mostly of silver Dimes: With the price of silver rising in 1968, people began hoarding ten cent 3 Sep 2019 When the U.S. Mint first opened in 1793, coin production was a very physical The silver and gold were either in the form of foreign coins or bullion that Screw presses fitted with a lower and upper die stamped the coin designs. They were operated by one to three men, depending on the size of the press.
The last year that silver nickels were made was 1945. Silver alloy nickels began production in October 1942. These so-called "war nickels" were minted in an effort to reduce the Mint's use of nickel, which became critically necessary for other purposes during World War II. Silver was only put into nickels ( as part of a copper/silver/manganese alloy) during World War II due to a shortage of nickel. US 5 cent coins went back to being When were Silver Coins Discontinued? When did silver coins stop and disappear from circulation? The hard fact is that silver consumption is now more than double new silver production each year. So, in the face of this worldwide shortage of silver, and our rapidly growing need for coins, the only really prudent course was to reduce our “War Nickels,” or Jefferson Nickels that were minted from 1942-1945, are also popular among coin collectors due to their historical significance and the fact that they contain a small amount of silver rather than nickel. In addition certain types of Jefferson Nickels may be vastly more collectable than others.