What is the nickel and copper content of nickels, dimes and quarters?
 

What is the nickel and copper content of a 1946-2008 nickel? What is the nickel and copper content of a 1965-2008 quarter? What is the copper and nickel content of a 1965-2008 dime?

Re: What is the nickel and copper content of nickels, dimes and quarters?
 

Try www.coinflation.com :wink:

Re: What is the nickel and copper content of nickels, dimes and quarters?
 

Nickels (all the way back to the 1860s minus the war nickels) 5 grams total, 75% Cu, 25% Ni.

For dimes, quarters and half-dollars I can only find info on the layers of the sandwich separately--Outer layers are 75% Cu, 25% Ni, inner layer is pure copper. Weight of the dime is 2.27 grams, the others are proportional.

Re: What is the nickel and copper content of nickels, dimes and quarters?
 

Coinflation does not give metal content. All they give is a bunch of overly complicated math formulas to show off how smart the web programmer of that site is.

I was looking for actual metal content (stated in ounces) for these coins. It's like you would think this is top secret information or something.

I've already searched the internet and so far, nothing.

Re: What is the nickel and copper content of nickels, dimes and quarters?
 

It seems you search poorly and don't understand what you're looking at. Here is coinflation again. Yes, the programmer is smart and evidently you can't do math as well as he can. I even bolded the relevant information to make it easier to find.

http://www.coinflation.com/coins/194...kel-Value.html

1946 - 2008 Jefferson Nickel Value (United States)

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#666666 colSpan=2>U.S. MINT SPECIFICATIONS</TD></TR><TR><TD width=120 bgColor=#dddddd>Denomination:</TD><TD>$0.05</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dddddd>Obverse Image:</TD><TD>Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top bgColor=#dddddd>Reverse Image:</TD><TD>1946-2004, 2006-2007: Monticello, Jefferson's mountaintop home in Virgina.
2005: Westward Journey Series including "American Bison" and "Ocean in view! O! The joy!".

</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dddddd>Metal Composition:</TD><TD>75% copper, 25% nickel</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dddddd>Total Weight:</TD><TD>5.00 grams</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top bgColor=#dddddd>Comments:</TD><TD>The 1938 through 1942 D versions of the nickel are also made of the same composition, but generally are sold for a premium over their melt value due to rarity.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


http://www.coinflation.com/coins/196...ter-Value.html

1965 - 2008 Washington Quarter Value (United States)

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#666666 colSpan=2>U.S. MINT SPECIFICATIONS</TD></TR><TR><TD width=120 bgColor=#dddddd>Denomination:</TD><TD>$0.25</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dddddd>Obverse Image:</TD><TD>George Washington, first President of the United States.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top bgColor=#dddddd>Reverse Image:</TD><TD>1965-1974, 1977-1998: The presidential coat of arms (an eagle with outstretched wings).
1975-1976: Bicentennial (all were dated 1776-1976).
1999-2008: Statehood designs.

</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dddddd>Metal Composition:</TD><TD>91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dddddd>Total Weight:</TD><TD>5.67 grams</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top bgColor=#dddddd>Comments:</TD><TD>It is sometimes referred to as two bits because two bits of a Spanish piece of eight coin made up a quarter of that coin's value. [ ? ]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

http://www.coinflation.com/coins/196...ime-Value.html

1965 - 2008 Roosevelt Dime Value (United States)

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%" border=1><TBODY><TR><TD bgColor=#666666 colSpan=2>U.S. MINT SPECIFICATIONS</TD></TR><TR><TD width=120 bgColor=#dddddd>Denomination:</TD><TD>$0.10</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dddddd>Obverse Image:</TD><TD>Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States.</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top bgColor=#dddddd>Reverse Image:</TD><TD>Torch, oak branch, and olive branch.</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dddddd>Metal Composition:</TD><TD>91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel</TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#dddddd>Total Weight:</TD><TD>2.268 grams</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top bgColor=#dddddd>Comments:</TD><TD>The term 'dime' comes from the French word disme, meaning "tithe" or "tenth part."</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>



There are 28 grams per avoirdupois ounce and 31.1 grams per troy ounce (at 0' elevation). Take your pick. Do you need me to do the math for you?