Wartime nickel

Wartime nickel
Those five-cent coins struck during World War II comprised of 35% silver, 9% manganese, and 56% copper. Tradition has been that nickel was needed for the war effort, hence the metallic change.

Wartime nickel: the U.S. Five Cents pieces struck from 1942 to 1945 in which silver and manganese was substituted for Nickel.
Washington Quarter Dollar: the U.S. Quarter Dollars struck from 1932 until today.

wartime nickel
Five-cent coins minted during World War II with a special metal content so that the metal nickel could be diverted for wartime use.
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Wartime nickel
Five-cent coins struck during World War II with the composition 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese. Historic legend has it that the metallic change was driven by a need for nickel to be used in the war effort.

Wartime nickels
From mid 1942 to 1945, so-called "Wartime" composition nickels were created. These coins are 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese. The only other U.S. coin to use manganese is the Sacagawea dollar.

Slang for Wartime nickel.
Silver Plug
On certain early American coins, a silver plug was inserted into a hole in the center of the coin, which was then flattened out when the coin was struck.

War nickel Short for Wartime nickel. Wartime nickel Those five-cent coins struck during World War II comprised of 35% silver, 9% manganese, and 56% copper. Tradition has been that nickel was needed for the war effort, hence the metallic change.

Silver nickel Slang for Wartime nickel.
silver-clad Term to indicate a Kennedy half dollar struck from 1965 to 1970, whose overall content is 40 percent silver and 60 percent copper.

War Nickel - See "Wartime Nickel." Wartime Nickel - Five-cent coins minted during World War II with a special metal content so that the metal nickel could be diverted for wartime use. ...

See also: Half, Nickel, Reverse, Coin, Silver