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19th Century comparison (non-gold). GB - 9 denominations: farthing, halfpenny, penny, threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin, half crown, crown. US - 10 denominations: half cent, cent, 2 cents, 3 cen… (View Post)

> Thanks, as a college student in 1963 I was actually searching rolls for war nickels and shipping them off to refiners. Postage was cheap enough to make it worthwhile, especially with the dollar … (View Post)

> See https://federalregister.gov/documents/2007/04/16/E7-7088/prohibition-on-the-exportation-melting-or-treatment-of-5-cent-and-one-cent-coins . It prohibits melting of cents and nickels, HOWEVER… (View Post)

> I was actively roll searching at the time, and my first exposure to the clads was when they started showing up in rolls of quarters. At first I found only 2 or 3 clads in a typical roll, but aft… (View Post)

The actual composition became 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese. Silver was dirt cheap back then. I'm sure they had no idea that the silver in a war nickel would today be worth $1.66, and that … (View Post)