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Is the 1959 nickel made of silver?

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No silver in a 1959 nickel.

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No, the 1959 nickel is not made of silver. Nickels minted in 1959 and thereafter are composed of a copper-nickel alloy (75% copper and 25% nickel). Silver was phased out of the composition in 1946.

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