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Been hanging on to these for a while any one have any idea what they might be worth!

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Coins are worth silver content unless they were rare when they were issued. Nicole's are generally worth 5 cents each. You need to go to an expert but in my experience they're not worth much. And if they are, you need to find someone that wants to buy y them.

Good luck on them
 
My whole life I've collected silver and gold coins. The market for such has changed. Seldom are these coins now worth any more than the value of the metal, unless for some reason, you have a really rare coin, and/or someone needs a certain coin for a collection and is willing to pay more than melt value. And to make things worse, many coin shops will not even give you melt value for a coin, as they need a profit margin.




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Pre 1964 quarters in circulated grades are generally worth silver spot, as are pre 1964 dimes. The older nickels arent worth more than 5cents.The partially silver war time nickels easily spotted with the bold mint mark over monticello on the reverse, they are also worth silver spot in the grades in your pictures.
 
Depends on the nickel. From 1942 to 1945 "nickels" were 35% silver, as nickel was a strategic metal in short supply.

Only the nickels that have the mint mark on back, located just above Monticello are the silver alloy ones. They aren't worth much though.
 
Pre 64' or "junk silver" as its called is 90% silver and sold on most of the metal sites by the bag.
Rule of thumb that I've seen is that every combination of $1.40 contains an ounce of silver. This is dimes, quarters and half dollars. No nickels...

If I have it right, the US Mints dropped the numbers down to 40% silver from 65' to 69'. You can also purchase this by the bag to and I think it is seen as a bartering tool for when the SHTF.

Found this regarding nickels...kinda interesting.
"During the course of World War II, the United States placed strict limitations on the use of precious metals stateside. Any and all metals and alloys that could be diverted to the war effort were removed from circulation and used to produce tanks, planes, and guns. The 35% US Silver War Nickels contains no nickel because the alloy was removed for use in war production. Each of these nickels contains 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese. The nickels were minted between 1942 and 1945, and were removed from circulation following the war."

SM
 
Pre 64' or "junk silver" as its called is 90% silver and sold on most of the metal sites by the bag.
Rule of thumb that I've seen is that every combination of $1.40 contains an ounce of silver. This is dimes, quarters and half dollars. No nickels...

If I have it right, the US Mints dropped the numbers down to 40% silver from 65' to 69'. You can also purchase this by the bag to and I think it is seen as a bartering tool for when the SHTF.

Found this regarding nickels...kinda interesting.
"During the course of World War II, the United States placed strict limitations on the use of precious metals stateside. Any and all metals and alloys that could be diverted to the war effort were removed from circulation and used to produce tanks, planes, and guns. The 35% US Silver War Nickels contains no nickel because the alloy was removed for use in war production. Each of these nickels contains 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese. The nickels were minted between 1942 and 1945, and were removed from circulation following the war."

SM
The 40% silver coinage only applies to the Kennedy half dollars. There were also 40% silver Eisenhower dollars produced after that up until 1972, I believe. I'm not an expert on this stuff but I have collected coins since I was a kid and my info is just from memory. I think I have it right though.
 

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