During WWII copper and nickel were being salvaged for the war effort so some metal compositions had to change. The penny or cent was changed from 95% copper to zinc coated steel in 1943. The same thing happened to the nickel from 1942-1945. During those years it was made of copper, silver, and manganese. This is a 1943-D Silver Nickel and is worth about $1.84 for silver value.
(NOTE: This may be a D/D but it is very worn so I need to have it checked out. Also, the description in the link is wrong it is not 90% silver it is 35% silver.)
(NOTE: This may be a D/D but it is very worn so I need to have it checked out. Also, the description in the link is wrong it is not 90% silver it is 35% silver.)
I use this site for up to the minute coin metal values...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.coinflation.com/ clicking through it gives a detailed explanation of value.
Thanks. I found that site 3 posts ago by doing a quick search for a 1916-D dime that I included in the link.
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