Buffalo nickles with visible date are about the rarest circulated coins out there because they were so soft.
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Originally posted by lilavidhunter View PostA couple years ago I got a 1944 Nickel out of a change machine at HEB. It’s made of Steel. Probably not worth much but I put it in my small pile of “things that may be worth something one day”.
From mid 1942-1945 they were made of 35% silver because nickel was needed for the war effort. Same reason 1943 cents were made of steel...they needed the copper. From 1944-1946 a lot of spent shell cases were recycled and turned into pennies.
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Originally posted by Native Texan View PostIf you have a 1944 nickel made of steel it would be worth a LOT.
From mid 1942-1945 they were made of 35% silver because nickel was needed for the war effort. Same reason 1943 cents were made of steel...they needed the copper. From 1944-1946 a lot of spent shell cases were recycled and turned into pennies.
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Originally posted by lilavidhunter View Post
I’m gonna get it and I’ll take a picture of it.
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