What year does nickels have silver in them
That year, Congress also allowed the Secretary of the Treasury to authorize the redesign of United States coins, if the former design had been struck for at least 25 years. Although the nickel and silver dollar had been redesigned within the previous quarter-century, a provision in the latter act made them eligible for immediate redesign. If they only used Silver between 1942 to 1945, then why do All the nickels 1964 and before, look and sound different, than the one's after 1964? The metal is grey'er and not shinny in the older nickels, and when you drop them on the counter, they sound different. Silver Quarter Years. 1964 was the last year for silver quarters. Quarters dated 1965 or later are all copper-nickel clad coins except for the dual-dated Bicentennial Quarters that were sold by the Mint in special Mint Sets and Proof Sets. These quarters contain 40% fine silver and have an “S” mint mark.