In World War Two, congress was rationing many commodities.

Nickel was rationed because of the use in armor plating. On October 8th, 1942, Congress ordered the United States Mint to remove nickel from the five-cent pieces. From 1942 to the end of 1945, the five-cent pieces were then minted using an alloy of copper, silver and manganese. The 1942 1945 Silver Jefferson Nickel, a junk silver coin, contains 35% silver which is 0.0563 troy ounces. Use the Silver Coin Value calculator to see the value of silver in this coin. Listed below are the mintage numbers for each year. The year column lists the year and mint mark on the coin where, D is for Denver, S is for San Francisco, and P is for Philadelphia. Also, a coin without a mint mark means the coin was minted in Philadelphia. The Mintage column is the number of coins struck and released by the U.S. Mint. The Numismatic Value Range column represents what people typically pay for that type of coin (usually a very wide price range depending on the condition and demand of the coin). Year 1942 P 1942 S 1943 P 1943 D 1943 S 1943/2 P 1944 P 1944 D 1944 S 1945 P 1945 D 1945 S Mintage 57,873,000 32,900,000 271,165,000 15,294,000 104,060,000 unknown 119,150,000 32,309,000 21,640,000 119,408,100 37,158,000 58,939,000 Numismatic Value Range $1.00 $95.00 $1.00 $150.00 $0.90 $120.00 $1.25 $1,100.00 $1.00 $200.00 $30.00 $1,265.00 $1.00 $500.00 $1.00 $300.00 $1.25 $900.00 $0.80 $300.00 $1.00 $500.00 $1.00 $400.00

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