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Ok so I found some of the pre 65 silver nickels as usual at work yesterday, but I also believe I found something else... Pretty sure this 65 and 66 (And maybe the 70 S), are also silver... or at least made with the same amount as the pre 64 ones (same planchets). Is there a way to tell 100% without doing a scratch or acid drop test? Looks alone aren't definitive "YES" but I've seen enough of these nickels now to know the difference.. I hope lol Plus...Are these very common and what would they be worth in this condition? (If legit)    |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 I'm afraid none of these are silver. Edited by Coinfrog
08/15/2021 4:31 pm
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The only Jefferson nickels with any silver content are the wartime issues (35% silver 1942-1945, with a large P, D, or S mintmark over Monticello; note that a portion of the 1942 mintage was the normal copper/nickel composition and have the mintmark in the normal location to the right of Monticello). All other Jefferson nickels are 75% copper and 25% nickel. Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188Edited by hokiefan_82
08/15/2021 4:36 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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From the Guidebook of United States Coins (aka "the Red Book") " Jefferson nickels (1938-1942, 1946 to date, weight 5 grams, .750 copper, .250 nickel." So, there is NO silver is regular business strike nickels. Sorry to break the news to you.  |
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 with above statement. |
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@mza, they may tone a bit like the War Nickels, but the weight should be different. What do these weigh? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Oh WOW.. IVE BEEN TOTALLY MISINFORMED THEN LOL..
Sorry for wasting your time guys! I do have some 1942,43, but they didn't look like silver. The 43s are P and they look ... idk... like a smelting mix I'd have to say... rando metals and both are different colors with the golden roller line type look... but those should actually be silver right?
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Bedrock of the Community
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The silver nickels have a large mint mark over the dome of Monticello.
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Most wartime nickels I've pulled from circulation over the years have been heavily toned and are often quite "ugly". As mentioned, all '43-'45 nickels are 35% silver as is a portion of the 1942 mintage, and all the nickels with silver content have the large mintmark as described in prior posts.
Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188Edited by hokiefan_82
08/15/2021 5:10 pm
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The War Nickels, 1942-45, are unique in their composition: 56% copper, 35% silver, 9% manganese. Well-circulated specimens do tend to "blacken" more than 40 and 90% silver American coins. Besides the War Nickels, you have to go back to Half Dimes in 1873 to find an American coin worth 5 cents that contains silver. |
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Looks like you were thinking pre 65 Dimes ,Quarters and Halves . Those are 90% silver .  |
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On the 1942 there are type 1's and type 2's  The type 2 are silver. The type one are the normal planchet nickels. (non nickel, as it was used for the war effort)   Edited by coop
08/16/2021 12:47 pm
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