Posted: 3/13/2010 4:30:39 PM EDT
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Im At The Local Coin Shop And It Has Early 20th Centuary Jefferson Nickels For 10 Cents Each. Did These Have Silver In Them And If So Up To What Year? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Im At The Local Coin Shop And It Has Early 20th Centuary Jefferson Nickels For 10 Cents Each. Did These Have Silver In Them And If So Up To What Year? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile No. The only nickels that silver in them were the war nickels during WW2 and it was a very small amount. Link for silver calculator ETA: 1942-1945 35% silver. Those are the only US nickels that have silver in them. Mint mark doesn't matter. needs to be in the location of the picture above |
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Only the ones with the large "S" and large "P" marks on obverse. Usually 1942-1945 or thereabouts...."War nickels". Silver content is about 30%. The mint mark is like this... http://www.silvercoininvestments.com/images/silver-war-nickel-back.jpg Most informative post I've seen in a long time. Thanks. 
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Only the ones with the large "S" and large "P" marks on obverse. Usually 1942-1945 or thereabouts...."War nickels". Silver content is about 30%. The mint mark is like this... http://www.silvercoininvestments.com/images/silver-war-nickel-back.jpg Most informative post I've seen in a long time. Thanks. Im not always an ass. 
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Thanks for the info. So did only dollar coins have 90% silver in them? Quarters too? Dimes, quarters, halves and dollars, 90% Silver dated up to 1964. Some halves 50% after 1964. Only 90% so they could add some copper and other alloy to make them harder and wear less. |
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Very interesting, thank you. What was going on in 1964 that made both the Mint and Winchester change the way they did things? Inflation. The metals content was making them worth more than face value. The same thing has happened again with nickels and pennies, and they had to make a law outlawing melting them down. |
| There is a lot of hand-wringing going on at the US mint to figure out what they're going to make cents and nickels out of now that it costs .02 to make a penny and .08 to make a nickel. The big problem is trying to make them out of something worth the same as dirt. This while some other countries have eliminated their cent years ago. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thanks for the info. So did only dollar coins have 90% silver in them? Quarters too? And dimes and half dollars Pre 64? Technically pre '65 since 1964 is pre 65 not pre 64 Halves from 1965 to 1970 are 40% overall, the 1970 half was only available in mint sets 40% silver Ikes were made in both proof and uncirculated version by San Francisco mint in 1971-1976 Special 40% uncirculated and proof quarters and halves as well as the Ikes were made in 1975-1976 for the bicentennial Starting in 1982 commerative halves and dollars were made in 90% silver and starting in the 90's you could get proof sets with 90% silver dimes, quarters, and halves Good link here for silver content and values http://www.coinflation.com/  |