How Do You Calculate The Silver Value Of Common-Date U.S?
Common-date U.S. coins refer to coins that were minted in abundant quantities. Because there are so many of them in circulation, they have limited value as collector items. However, many older U.S. coins were made with silver. Silver gives them added value even though they are common-date U.S. coins. This article will help you calculate the silver value of these coins. Sort through your common-date U.S. coins. Pick out all nickels dated between 1942 and 1945, all dimes dated 1964 and earlier, all quarters dated 1964 and earlier, all half-dollars dated 1970 and earlier, and all dollar coins dated 1935 and earlier. These coins all contain varying amounts of silver. Examine your nickels dated between 1942 and 1945. Some, but not all, nickels minted during this time were made of 35% silver, 56% copper, and 9% manganese. The change was made because nickel was far more important to the war effort than silver during World War II. You can tell if you have a wartime silver nickel by looking at
