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Tiege Valued Member United States 91 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 09:53 am I have a 1964D nickel that has a "ping" when flipped like the War Nickels. I have tons of other 1964 nickels as other dates while flipping I cannot mimic the ping sound except with a War Nickel. Would any silver content be in any 1964 nickels? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

DylansDad Valued Member United States 476 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 11:28 am The chances aren't very good. It couldn't happen unless struck on a planchet intended for a different denomination/country...all nickel planchets since like 1880 have been of the same compound (except for the silver War Nickels from 1942-45). If it is indeed silver...you got something special! Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 11:54 am And weight, Diameter and thickness too would be good. Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 1:13 pm the only silver nickels in 1964 that are known were struck on dime planchets, and are about the same size and thickness as a dime Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 1:15 pm If the weight and diameter are correct, then it is virtually impossible for it to be silver. Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 06/15/2010 1:51 pm I found a similar "nickel" (I would have to verify the date), which left a "ringing in my ears" as well. I will take it to work and do an electrical conductivity test on it. And report my findings along with the weight (grams), diameter, and thickness (vernier caliper), and of course PICTURES. 6/17/2010 Update I tried the electrical conductivity of my "suspect" 1964-D Jefferson, and was not able to collect an accurate reading (the contact area of the conductivity probe was greater than the raised surface area of the specimen). My apologies for stirring the pot. Edited by oih82w8 06/17/2010 08:40 am Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 06/17/2010 06:40 am There wouldn't be silver in a 1964 nickel that's anywhere near the right size - at all. Chances are zero. With weight to a tenth of a gram and an image, you might get help here that would be better than guessing. A lot of weird stuff happened at the Mint in 1964. I am by no means saying you have nothing worth investigating, but asking for a valid answer with a description of a sound is a bit much to ask anyone. Report this Post to the Staff
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