Silver Nickels
The Jefferson Nickel began production in 1938. During the war Silver Nickels were produced. These War Nickels are the most popular in the Jefferson series. Check out and buy all of our U.S. Nickels for sale and other fine coins here. Beginning in the middle of 1942 and through the end of the Great War, these 5 cent unique silver Wartime Nickels are coins struck in alloy of 35% silver, 56% copper and 9% manganese. The Jefferson Nickel actually had zero nickel content. Today these silver Jefferson Nickel coins are a great way to buy silver for those investing or coin collecting.
Wartime Composition
What This Coin Looks Like (Obverse, Reverse, Mint Mark Location, Special Features, etc.):
| Good (G-4) | Very Good (VG-8) | Fine (F-12) | Very Fine (VF-20) | Extremely Fine (EF-40) | About Uncirculated (AU-50) | Uncirculated (MS-60) | Uncirculated (MS-65) | Proof (PR-65) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.67 | $1.95 | $2.22 | $2.87 | $3.37 | $3.84 | $6.13 | $22 | - |
USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1943-P Jefferson Nickel is Worth $1.95 in Average Condition and can be Worth $6.13 to $22 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition. Click here to Learn How to use Coin Price Charts. Also, click here to Learn About Grading Coins. The Melt Value shown below is how Valuable the Coin's Metal is Worth (bare minimum value of coin). Click here to see the Melt Value of every US Coin.
Silver Nickels Value
MELT VALUE: $1.539956 items found
- Please see pics...Wild mix of Grades...VG to BU/ProofSeller: Adventurecoins
Certification Number: 94211.69/19543302
Condition: Extremely Mixed!! - Seller: QualityCoins1
- $4.00
- Seller: OldCoinsNeedNewHome
Condition: UNC - $14.00
- $1.75
- $1.89
- $10.00
or Best Offer
Free Shipping - 35% Silver! The coin shown in the photos is the exact coin you'll receive.Seller: upnorthcoins
Condition: F-12 - 35% Silver! The coin shown in the photos is the exact coin you'll receive.Seller: upnorthcoins
Condition: AU-50 - $26.00Seller: 9Sec93LX
Certification Agency: PCGS
Certification Number: 19123691
Condition: PCGS MS66 - Seller: tecoins
Certification Number: MS65 - $3.59
- $24.80
- Seller: whcwa
Condition: Uncirculated - Seller: Zpro1111
- Seller: whcwa
Condition: Circulated - Seller: fiveocoinco
Condition: VF+ - Seller: whcwa
Condition: Circulated - $9.55
- $1.89
- $2.00
- Seller: bdemars-coin-store
Certification Agency: Other
Certification Number: 001690
Condition: Fine - Seller: cakman
Condition: Circulated - $3.90Seller: agui23
Certification Agency: Other
Condition: Circulated
Silver Nickels
I have a large number of rolls of 35% silver WWII nickels. Can you refine them into a 100 oz silver bar for me? From Tim in Schuerch, Arkansas.
Hi Tim,
We can buy your nickels but we cannot refine them into a silver bar and send the bar back to you. We pay for 40% of their silver value by weight for “war” nickels.
Silver “war” nickels were produced by the United States from mid-1942 through 1945 and are in fact 35% silver and of course worth more than their currency value of .05 cents. The government used silver instead of nickel because nickel was in higher demanded for manufacturing military supplies. Today, nickels are made of about 75% copper and 25% nickel.
Knowing if your nickels are “war” nickels is to your advantage because they are worth more refined than spent in a vending machine. However, when the price of silver rose in the 1960s many of these valuable nickels disappeared, but every once in a while you can find one in your change. Here are a few ways you can tell the difference between “war” nickels and the others.
- Usually war nickels are a little darker in color than others.
- On the backside of war nickels there is a P, D, or S marked above the building (Monticello’s dome) and under E Pluribus Unum. (On nickels distributed today this marking is on the face side under the year.)
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