War Nickels For A Buck Seventy-Five.

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SaintRidley Pillar of the Community United States 592 Posts	Posted 10/13/2012 01:04 am Stopped by my (formerly) local coin store today to pick up some holed coins for my handfasting cords (getting married tomorrow). I found a 1995 Krone from Denmark and a 1918 5 Centimes from France, so that solved that need. As I was looking, though, I noticed a bin under one of the counters with War Nickels for $1.75 each. I quick ran the math in my head, and ran it again when I got home, and concluded that that was definitely under spot price, so I picked up eight. Wish I had more cash, though, I'd love to clear the box out. Report this Post to the Staff

Canadian-Banknotes Pillar of the Community Canada 4944 Posts	Posted 10/13/2012 02:45 am I think these are usually sold slightly under melt. Being 35% silver, it is harder to sell them. Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 10/13/2012 03:06 am Congrats on getting married tomorrow Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19951 Posts	Posted 10/13/2012 04:29 am Melt is $1.88, so a fair deal. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
Drsandman2 Pillar of the Community United States 1374 Posts	Posted 10/13/2012 05:52 am Can these be turned in to a refiner for melting? Always wondered. Good luck tomorrow, and kudos for being on the forum the day before, lol. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 10/13/2012 07:52 am I sold off the worst of my war nickels to a refiner without a problem. Also some .500 Canadian dimes. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188560 Posts	Posted 10/15/2012 2:28 pm Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
jdbarrick Valued Member United States 350 Posts	Posted 10/15/2012 10:37 pm Good find. But, yes, War Nickels are often found under spot. This is due to their unique metal composition. War Nickels contain slightly less than 10% manganese which complicates the refining process. Good find though and congrats on getting married!! Report this Post to the Staff
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