Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Worn Down to Nothing (almost) Nickel Version!

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.)
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2 comments:

  1. ManDecember 21, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    I use this site for up to the minute coin metal values...
    http://www.coinflation.com/ clicking through it gives a detailed explanation of value.

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  2. Dr. MathDecember 21, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    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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