This lot is for 100 United States war nickels with assorted dates. These nickels are referred to as war nickels because they were produced from 1942 through 1945 during WWII. They contain 35% silver, 56% copper, 9% manganese. Nickel, the main metal in the standard nickel, was highly valued for use in armor plating and was rationed along with many commodities during the war. All three mints bore very large mint marks above the dome of Monticello. This was the first time the letter "P" was used as a mint mark on a U. S. coin. Each war nickel contains .05626 troy ounces of pure silver making each $1 in face value (20 nickels) contain over 1.125 troy ounces of pure silver. The winning bidder will receive the one hundred silver nickels pictured exactly as received from the consignor.