A nickel question. Just wanting some help understanding

[idothisforfun]

What dates do people consider war nickels?
I am just curious what date range to save,
Thanks
Tim

 

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[RaptorSE]

I can answer that one

Firstly, people dont just consider War Nickels as such.. they "are"
war nickels and contain silver. 1942- 1945 are the war nickel years,
but "only" the nickels with a big Mint Mark above the Monticello on
the back. (P, D etc)

Correct me someone if Im wrong, but I think the only year with some of
both, is 1942, where some are silver and some are not. War nickels "will"
have the mintmark 100%.

Silver was used in the nickels because of the need for other metals during wartime.

Hope that explains. Good luck.

 

[soldierman]

Correct. 1942 was a "split" year. War nickles have a large mintmark above monticello.