No not really.
Nickels from the WWII Years did partially have silver in them. One is worth $1.75
The coin is pure nickel with absolutely no silver, and is still worth one Canadian dollar.
Anything minted in the 1970s is made of copper-nickel, not silver, and is only worth face value.
A 1950 nickel is composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel, with no silver content. Its value is based on its numismatic worth and condition rather than its metal content.
It's worth about $1.00 for the silver, collectors value depends on how much wear the coin has $1.25- $3.00
It is known as a "war nickel" and actually contains no nickel! But it is 35% silver and is worth about $1.25 for the silver content.
EPNS stands for "Electro Plated Nickel Silver". Nickel Silver (sometimes stainless steel) is the base metal onto which silver is plated. Despite its name, nickel silver contains no silver at all, but is an alloy of nickel, zinc & copper. A layer of pure silver is deposited electrolytically on the base metal to give a silver finish.
The 1941 nickel doesn't contain any silver, and is worth maybe 10 cents.
That's just a regular 2006 nickel. That face is President Jefferson. The coin contains absolutely no silver, and is worth exactly 5 cents.
A Bahamas nickel is worth more because it is made out of silver
It is worth about $1.50 in scrap silver, it is 35% silver.