saw this on craigslist

[housemom6]

Do y'all think it's worth it?

 

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[housemom6]

I'm super new at all of this but wouldn't these all be silver if they were pre 1964?

 

[enamel7]

I'm super new at all of this but wouldn't these all be silver if they were pre 1964?

No, only wartime nickels have silver in them. The rest are, well, made of nickel.

 

[housemom6]

Thanks for the info. I have ALOT to learn

 

[Mackaydon]

Ask the seller to list and ID each nickel (year, mint and condition). If he wont, I'd simply 'pass'.
Don........

 

[housemom6]

Thanks, I was just browsing and was wondering. Wanted to see if there were any cheap machines on there. There were a couple.

 

[Eminem]

Do y'all think it's worth it?

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Not a good idea homie, you can get those nickels for 5 cents each and that cent is prob only worth 2 cents

 

[housemom6]

Lol yeah, I just thought they were the silver ones. Like i said. I'm just learning and thought I'd ask. I'd never buy them unless I was sure.

 

[sagittarius98]

No, only wartime nickels have silver in them. The rest are, well, made of nickel.

Isn't it 75% copper and 25% nickel? That makes them not stick to a magnet.

 

[enamel7]

Isn't it 75% copper and 25% nickel? That makes them not stick to a magnet.

That's correct. Was just trying to make a point and it was late.

 

[SilverLust91]

I could look it up on the internet but I'll drag you experienced coin go'ers out on this

The War Nickel years were..... 1943-1946?... anddd GOOOOO

 

[sagittarius98]

I could look it up on the internet but I'll drag you experienced coin go'ers out on this

The War Nickel years were..... 1943-1946?... anddd GOOOOO

1942-1945

Some 1942s are not silver, the way to tell is by the big mintmark over the dome of Monticello.

 

[50cent]

There was a war in 1946!?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[Iamrussell]

There was a war in 1946!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Lol

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[sagittarius98]

There was a war in 1946!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Yes, the First Indochina War.

First Indochina War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[drbecker]

There was a war in 1946!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Actually there was a declared war in 1946, Congress declared the war over in Dec 1946 thus my Father who enlisted in August 1946 is considered a WWII Vet.

There was a lot of cleanup action going on and 6 soldiers are listed as battle deaths for 1946 and 5981 as non battle deaths.
Now war nickels stopped being made after 1945 cause the shortages of nickel and copper went away at that time.

 

[PhattyB]

A japanese soldier fought the war until 1975, so thinking there may have still been some fighting into 1946 isn't too absurd.

 

[dmaki1988]

unless your putting a collection together you can find just about any old Jefferson nickel in circulation. the 38's and 39's are tough to find and the 50d is probably the hardest but yeah, ive been saving them for years.

 

[SilverLust91]

unless your putting a collection together you can find just about any old Jefferson nickel in circulation. the 38's and 39's are tough to find and the 50d is probably the hardest but yeah, ive been saving them for years.

Thanks for the input dmaki1988... In your opinion would you say that the "war nickels" are just as likely to be found as the circulating 90% pre '64 silver or maybe a bit more common than the silver?? I was just curious as I have never tried to find the nickels.

 

[mercury1]

Thanks for the input dmaki1988... In your opinion would you say that the "war nickels" are just as likely to be found as the circulating 90% pre '64 silver or maybe a bit more common than the silver?? I was just curious as I have never tried to find the nickels.

I do a couple nickel boxes every week. Best box had five war nicks. One per box is common. Skunks happen also. It's not unusual to find buffaloes either. Liberty V nicks are scarce, but I've found a few.