![]() State condition that have a “dazzling silver brilliance” and their details are ![]() The appearance of these war-time nickels as they are known In 1946 production of regular alloy nickels resumed. Production peaked in 1943 when over 270 million nickels were made just at the Then from 1943 through 1945, the silver alloy nickels were From October 8, 1942, the new nickelsthat included silver began toīe struck at only the Philadelphia and San Francisco Mints. In 1942 regular nickels were already being produced andĬontinued to be made at the mints in Philadelphia and Denver through the end of What year did they stop making silver nickels? This was especially important inġ942 when both types of nickels were made. ![]() Something that had never been done before. This included “P” mint marks for the Philadelphia Mint – The existing ones, a mint mark was placed above the dome of Monticello of the To help consumers distinguish the new silver nickels from Since the law had given flexibility with respect to the composition of the newĬoins, officials decided that they would be made of an alloy that combined 56% The trick and allowed coins made of copper and silver to work in the machines. It turned out that adding a small amount of manganese did Was necessary for the machines to function without rejecting the coins as Problem since copper and silver would not set off the mechanical reaction that Refreshments at factories and other locations. Of the proposed composition would work in slot and vending machines that sold The United States Mint to change the composition of nickels to 50% silver andīut before implementing this important change in nickelĬomposition, tests and experiments needed to be performed to see if coins made Public Law 507, whose Title XII gave authority to the Treasury Department and Which were made to the tune of about 1 billion a year at the time, were thenĪs a result, on March 27, 1945, the U.S. Of a billion per year, and nickels were being made of a mixture of 75% copperĪnd 5% nickel as they had since 1866 when the denomination debuted. Nickel production at the time averaged around a quarter Nickel was important because it was used to make militaryĪrmor stronger and to prevent rust and corrosion, while copper was used to make Towards the end of 1942 in October and continued through the end of 1945. That denomination, namely, the release of 35% silver nickels. Pennies ever struck, while for nickel, it resulted in another unique period for Since not all collectors are familiar with when the special war-time nickelswere issued and when they stopped being made, some history is useful.įor pennies, that resulted in the issuance of the only steel Workhorse coins of American commerce - pennies and nickels, had to be changed. That the composition of some of our minor circulating coinage, specifically the Including copper and nickel that were used in armaments like tanks and in munitions. ![]() Mobilization effort necessitated the conservation of critical materials The war, which began in Europe and was extended to Asia, hadĪ global reach, with huge repercussions on American society and the U.S.Įconomy too, including on our coinage. The course of the war and ultimately resulted in the triumph of the alliedįorces over the Nazi-led axis and most importantly in the victory of democracy ![]() The day after the attack on its forces in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Its decision to intervene, which had been discussed for years, came Invaded Poland, was a watershed period for the entire world, including the World War II, which began on Septemwhen Germany ![]()
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