While the vast majority of extremely valuable nickels are quite a bit older than most, some more recent examples can be found in circulation. Watch out for the aforementioned silver war nickels ...

From 1965 to 1967 it was illegal to melt any of the 90 percent silver coins but the lawmakers ignored the war nickels, apparently assuming that their 35 percent silver wasn’t worth bothering with. The ...

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 ...

The two most common U.S. coins were due for a face-lifting last week. To save copper, nickel and tin, the Mint announced that: >Nickels, now one part nickel and three parts copper, will be coined ...

It makes sense. From 1965 to 1967 it was illegal to melt any of the 90 percent silver coins but the lawmakers ignored the war nickels, apparently assuming that their 35 percent silver wasn’t worth ...

After a decade of low-production because of the Great Depression, sudden wartime prosperity dramatically increased the demand for coins. Competing, though, for the nation’s copper and nickel was ...

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But arguably the main event is coming soon: whether the administration will allow nickel and battery components produced in Indonesia to qualify. Such talk betrays rife tension among U.S. industry ...