There were thousands of such nickels but dates on most ... These nickels, minted during World War II, have a composition of copper, silver, and manganese materials. Nickel was a strategic metal during ...

as is the case for silver war nickels minted between 1942 and 1945, according to Gainesville Coins — some truly rare nickels from the past could fetch sky-high prices. According to Luxe Digital ...

Early 5-cent pieces weren’t made of nickel — instead crafted from either gold, silver or copper ... across a 1913 Liberty Head Nickel. But there are others in circulation that carry high ...