help with coin

[olepossum]

i was wondering what does the spear look like on the 05 buff nickel and is a 64 nickel silver or just nickel

 

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[txkickergirl]

I might be wrong but I believe the only nickels that contain silver are the war nickles someone else will jump in here and tell you I am sure

 

[halfdime]

There is no 05 Buffalo nickel and 64 nickels don't have silver in them.

 

[twistidd]

There is nothing special about a 1964 nickel, aside from the fact that 934563463456 billion of them were produced that year.

War nickels contain some silver, though.

Joe

 

[olepossum]

not 1905 sorry the 2005 buff nickle

 

[Detectingfreak]

the only silver nickels are silver war nickels. No 1964 nickel has silver.

 

[N.J.THer]

Here is a little clarification on what a war nickel is:

Silver "War" nickels were produced by the United States from mid-1942* through 1945. The coins were manufactured from 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese. This allowed the saved nickel metal to be shifted to industrial production of miltary supplies during World War II.


Silver nickels are distinguised by a slightly different coloration than ordinary nickels and by the appearance of a large mintmark above Monticello's dome on the reverse side of the coin. The marks are "S" for the San Fransico mint, "D" for the Denver mint and "P' to indicate production at the Philadelphia mint, being the first coin to feature the Philadelphia intial, as no mint mark was the usual designation for Philadelphia mintage before 1979.


* Note that some 1942 nickels were produced without silver content. These will have a small "D" or "S" mint mark to the right of Monticello on the reverse or in the case of Philadelphia minted coins, no mint mark at all.

 

[nc-joe]

Here is a link to view a 2005 speared bison nickel. These are still selling for a very high price.

http://www.coinresource.com/news/news2005/Speared_Buffalo_Nickel_2005.htm


As for the 1964, I think you got your answer above, but to summarize: Nickels from Late 1942-1945 contained 35% silver. Nickels that contain silver have a large mint mark above Montecello on the back of the coin. No other nickels contained any silver.

 

[UTcoinshootR]

The speared bison is a die crack that is faint and goes diagnally from the edge of the coin through the bison. I keep all the old nickles I find even though they are not silver. Go to a coin store and buy a whitman's nickle folder for 4 dollars and start filling it up. Its a fun hobby and a great way to start collecting coins. While you are there pick up the 2009 redbook if you don't already have it. (coin bible).

 

[olepossum]

thank you for the info i will pick one up and start looking for that buff nickel with the die crack

 

[X-Terra70_TreasureHunter]

War Nickel's 1942-1945

All that had the Silver Composition had a P, D, S
located abouve Monticello on the back side of the coin