1945 S Jefferson Silver War Nickel is in uncirculated condition.

This 1945 S Wartime Jefferson Nickel is a nice coin.

The coin is uncirculated.

The United States introduced the war nickel on October 8th, 1942. These war nickels contained no actual nickel. Silver and manganese were used to replace nickel. The purpose of the war nickel was to conserve nickel, a critical wartime commodity. The government needed nickel to fight in WWII.

Different series are available. War nickels were minted out of three different locations- Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. Nickels with the P mint mark were minted out of Philadelphia. Nickels with the D mint mark were minted out of Denver. Lastly war nickels with S mint mark were minted out of San Francisco.

Coin Specifications

Category: Jefferson Five Cents (1938-Date)

Mint: San Francisco

Mintage: 58,939,000

Obverse Designer: Felix Schlag

Reverse Designer: Felix Schlag

Composition: Copper-Silver-Manganese

Fineness: 0.3500

Weight: 5.0000g

Diameter: 21.2mm

Edge: Plain