Junk silver: war nickel silver

We all know about pre-1964 silver U.S. coins, called "junk silver" found in quarters, dimes and halves.

However, did you know that there are other silver coins which are not as widely known? Did you know they are the lowly nickel?

In 1943, the so called "war nickel" was produced. Made with 35% silver content, the war nickel replaced the war industry needed nickel content with silver. Making the war nickel a neat find for the silver coin collector or pre-1964 enthusiast.

They are quite common, in fact, as more than 300 million were minited that year.