Wartime Silver Nickel Find

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The US nickel honors Thomas Jefferson as the main author of the Declaration on Independence and third president of the United States. During World War II nickel was a critical metal used by the US military. As a result congress passed a bill to remove the nickel metal in the five cent coin. New coins were produced from 1942-1945 with a composition of 35% silver, 9% manganese, and 56% copper. From a collectors standpoint these coins can be very interesting because there were many error coins produced in this time frame, especially double dies.

What I like about collecting these is that you can still find them in your pocket change. That's where I found this little gem. It's condition isn't great but it's minted in San Francisco and it's a silver coin!

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About the coin:
Composition: 35% silver
Population: 39,690,000
Mint: San Francisco
Edge: Plain
Diameter:21.21 mm
Weight: 5 grams
Design: Jamie Franki obverse, Felix Schlag reverse

Keep checking your pocket change you never know what you may find! Have a great weekend everyone!

And my disclaimer: Gold and silver stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.

References:
https://jeffersonnickel.org/1942-1945-silver-war-nickels/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_nickel

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Awesome pocket change find! I don't think our nickels ever had silver in them? 🤔

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The US nickels only had it for three years, it's pretty cool to find one in your change still!
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Wow it's really old coin!

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Thanks, I love collecting old coins. It's a bonus when you get in your change!
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That is a nice find in your pocket change! The condition is amazing. An S mint too. You lucky dog.

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I was pretty pumped when I saw that S! It's in great shape so at some point it was probably out of circulation and someone accidentally spend it. Or maybe it was it a change bottle for years and someone too it to Coinstar... who knows?
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What I like about collecting these is that you can still find them in your pocket change.

What a handsome nickel! Good find!!! 1940's silver nickels nickels still hiding in change even today!

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I always check my change, every now and again you get lucky!

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Great find it seems then have the best success finding more value
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That's a great find! I run into coins like that occasionally! It's always cool when I do! They look and feel so different from the newer ones! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

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It's a great feeling to find a gem in the rough isn't it? Thanks!
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Yes, very much so! You're very welcome, absolutely! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

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Waoh, what a quality cion also contains 35% silver, that could be the reason the coin withstood that long time, and still looking good.

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They hold up a lot better than current coins in my opinion! Thanks for taking time to read my post!
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I believe you are absolutely correct, both the quality and value can never be the same with the older ONES.

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Great you found that, and thanks for the advice.

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Thanks for taking time to read my post! You're welcome!
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Very informative and legal exchange token

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Thanks!
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Nice find in the change!
I doubt we Europeans would find any gem that old as we changed to the Euro and all coins older money will therefore not accidentally pop up, quite a shame actually!

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Seems odd that they replaced 25% Nickel with 35% Silver, but they did...??? I suppose they needed some of the Copper too...

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They needed the nickel for munitions I believe. They don't use it anymore much in weaponry!

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The Lone Ranger used Silver Bullets... I see you've been getting your hands on Silver... With the current low prices, it's almost like it's being given away for free or at a huge discount... Very few people see what I'm able to see... I'm still waiting to hear one of my favorite Financial Guru's say we'll be returning to a Gold (Coin) Standard, and then explain what we'll be using to "make change"...

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