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To: peter gucker who wrote (23476)	11/27/1998 5:09:00 AM
From: Richard L. Williams	Respond to of 116753

>> So much silver the US coined nickels out of silver to preserve vital nickel for manufacture of armored vehicles. >>>How much silver was used in these coins???<< The WWII nickels were around 60% silver, as I recall...they were quite soft, and finding any with good detail work is extremely dificult. Mint numbers were not high during the war years, either, so WWII silver nickels frequently carry some numismastic value above their metal value, too. Rick

To: peter gucker who wrote (23476)	11/27/1998 2:08:00 PM
From: IngotWeTrust	Respond to of 116753

Peter asks: How much silver was used in US war 5c? Crunch these numbers: .05626 oz of silver per US War Nickel minted 1942-P 57,900,600 Minted 1942-S 32,900,000 1943-P 271,165,000 1943-D 15,294,000 1943-S 104,060,000 1944-P 119,150,000 1944-D 32,309,000 1944-S 21,640,000 1945-P 119,408,100 1945-P 37,158,000 1945-S 58,939,000 PS...the composition percentages of the US War Nickels are: Copper 56% Silver 35% Manganese 9% Also, there were NO 1942-D (Denver) war nickels minted. Good Luck. Looking forward to checking your math answer.(g) O/49r