35% Silver War Nickels $1.00 Face Value Circulated

Product Details

This is an excellent way to inexpensively buy Silver. Each $1 in face value (20 coins) contains coins with a composition of 35% Silver, 56% Copper and 9% Manganese.

Product Highlights:

Each $1 face value of nickels contains approximately 1.125 oz of Silver.

These 35% Silver composition nickels were made from 1942 through 1945 as an emergency measure to alleviate the wartime shortage of nickel.

The mint mark "P" for the Philadelphia Mint was used for the first time in American coinage history.

Specification

Year: Random

Grade: Average Circulated

Grade Service: None

Denomination: 5 Cents

Mint Mark: Varies

Metal Content: 1.125 troy oz

Purity: .350

Manufacturer: US Mint

Thickness: 1.95 mm

Diameter: 21.2 mm