nyone who has collected the Jefferson 5-cent pieces knows that the alloy for our nickels has a composition connected with the name – meaning there is 25 percent of Element 28 in each of these common coins, with the remainder being copper. Further, most of us are aware that from 1942 until 1945 the composition was changed, when the United States had been plunged into the biggest war the world had ever seen. Our 25 percent nickel, 75 percent copper coins had been converted to 35 percent silver, 9 percent manganese and 56 percent copper. According
Low Prices Among High Grade Nickels: The Jefferson War Nickels
Jul 28, 2023
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