What are my old nickel coins made out of?

Question

heard they were silver but I also heard they are made out of nickel.

I have a 1957, two 1964’s, one 1948, one 1947, one 1939 and one 1954.

Answer 1

the ones from 1948, 1947,and 1939 do contain a small amount of silver in their content. The other's are made out of, well, nickel.

Answer 2

The ones you have are mainly copper.  There are some nickels that have silver but that was World War 2 era nickels.

Answer 3

Mostly nickel, alloyed with copper.

Did you know that the first US coins containing nickel were actually pennies?

Check http://www.valuable-coin-stories.com/us-...

for more info on nickels.

Answer 4

The composition of Jefferson Nickels is 75% Copper and 25% Nickel, with the exception of the years 1942-1945, when the composition was 56% Copper, 35% Silver, and 9% Mangenese.