The listing, 4 Silver World War Two Era Nickels has ended.
This auction is for 4 Silver War Nickels. The coins are dated 1943 (Philadelphia Mint), 1943 (Denver Mint), 1944 (Philadelphia Mint) and 1945 (Denver Mint). Silver "War" nickels were produced by the United States from mid-1942* through 1945. The coins were manufactured from 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese. This allowed the saved nickel metal to be shifted to industrial production of miltary supplies during World War II. Each war nickel contains 0.0563 troy ounces of silver.