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Valued Member
United States
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i found a 1945 War Nickel in my cash register at work today, arent they 35% silver? I know a lot of nickels werent made of silver, it was mainly quarters, halves, and dimes |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Should be. 42-45 nickels are the silver War Nickel years. Nice find |
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Moderator
 United States
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as long as its those dates with the large mint mark on the reverse, they are 35% silver
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Valued Member
 United States
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Valued Member
United States
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Edited by xAGENTxMULDERx
08/30/2012 9:12 pm
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Moderator
United States
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yes, you have a wartime silver nickel in better than good quality. Silver content alone of ~$1.70 very nice score  |
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Valued Member
United States
339 Posts |
nice, glad to know! I swapped it out for a nickel in my pocket because I saw the date on it, I just assumed all nickels had 0 silver content.
i also have a 1948 and a 1953, cointracker says the 1948 is worth $1.50, why is that if it has no silver in it? did they not make a lot of these?
Edited by xAGENTxMULDERx
08/30/2012 9:51 pm
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Moderator
United States
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rarity and quality also add to the value.
If the 1945-S was in mint state, it could be worth close to $8
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Valued Member
United States
339 Posts |
thats interesting, also, do you know off hand how much it is to get a coin graded? I have a couple half dollars and a bunch of silver quarters that id like to get graded
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Moderator
United States
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mint state (BU) 1948 could be worth ~$3
mint state (BU) 1953 could be worth ~$1.40
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Moderator
United States
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I don't know about grading prices, but you could post some good pictures in the grading section and CCF members could give you an estimate that's very close.
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Valued Member
United States
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im about to upload a couple pictures of 2 Buffalo nickels I've had for quite a while that I believe to be in very good condition, id like to get these graded as well |
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United States
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Australia
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TPG service costs depend on how many coins you submit, which service you submit them to and what "level" you use, which depends on the estimated value of the coin and how quickly you want the coins back. For example, to submit these coins to PCGS costs at least $30 each; that's not counting shipping each way and the cost of joining their "Collectors Club" if you to choose not to submit them via an "Authorized Dealer".
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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United States
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Nice finds! Personally, I would not worry about getting them graded. Enjoy them as they are. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Aye I agree. In those grades, enjoy them as-is. No need to get a TPG involved. :-) |
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Posted 08/30/2012 8:55 pm
