apush
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APUSH: War Nickels & my own thoughts and comments on WWII
My favorite coins are Peace Dollars--but they are rare to find at banks. My second fav is War Nickels. I know they are not the "cash cow" as compared to halves, but I really love the history behind them--as I do the Peace Dollars (WWI). I lack one single War nickel to complete a full roll. Wish me luck as I am working on a box of nickles as I type.
How many of you on the forum search nickels--especially for War Nickels?
So many service men and women, not to mention the common folks, risked their lives for the War effort.
My masters thesis centered on Anti-War Movements & Women war workers (aka the "southern Rosie the Riveter" in the factory & flying those fuel planes) in the South during WWII so I find these pieces of history ever so interesting. I have now completed 5 chapters of my book--it will never get published as this is not a hot topic.
My focus was the America First Committee who was headed by Lindenberg, Ford, and the CEO of Sears. Go figure. Just throwing in a footnote for good measure. Most of the South supported FDR and the war effort; yet there were pockets in Dallas, Galveston, and Houston that opposed the president. That is what my thesis focused on. I am rambling . . . sorry. It is the history behind the coins that is important. The nickel in the nickel saved lives--that is what is important. History lesson over.
Without American support, I cannot even begin to imagine what our world would look like today. I am so grateful that my granddaugher has freedom to be a child--and we have free speech. Thanks to all our Veterans out there--including Mr. Apush--for serving our country.
Happy Silver Hunting,
"We hold these truths to be self evident . . . that all men (and women) are created equal . . . ."
Professor apush
My favorite coins are Peace Dollars--but they are rare to find at banks. My second fav is War Nickels. I know they are not the "cash cow" as compared to halves, but I really love the history behind them--as I do the Peace Dollars (WWI). I lack one single War nickel to complete a full roll. Wish me luck as I am working on a box of nickles as I type.
How many of you on the forum search nickels--especially for War Nickels?
So many service men and women, not to mention the common folks, risked their lives for the War effort.
My masters thesis centered on Anti-War Movements & Women war workers (aka the "southern Rosie the Riveter" in the factory & flying those fuel planes) in the South during WWII so I find these pieces of history ever so interesting. I have now completed 5 chapters of my book--it will never get published as this is not a hot topic.
My focus was the America First Committee who was headed by Lindenberg, Ford, and the CEO of Sears. Go figure. Just throwing in a footnote for good measure. Most of the South supported FDR and the war effort; yet there were pockets in Dallas, Galveston, and Houston that opposed the president. That is what my thesis focused on. I am rambling . . . sorry. It is the history behind the coins that is important. The nickel in the nickel saved lives--that is what is important. History lesson over. Without American support, I cannot even begin to imagine what our world would look like today. I am so grateful that my granddaugher has freedom to be a child--and we have free speech. Thanks to all our Veterans out there--including Mr. Apush--for serving our country.
Happy Silver Hunting,
"We hold these truths to be self evident . . . that all men (and women) are created equal . . . ."
Professor apush
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War nickels interestingly enough are just as equal to if not more of a bang for your buck. Lets say that you have two 90% halves, no key dates, just junk silver. As of NYSE at 6 today with silver at $20.77 per ounce those two halves are worth $15.02, you paid one dollar for them. Now imagine you get one dollars worth of war nickels or 20. Those are worth $23.37 junk silver value. If you do the same thing with a peace dollar, the peace dollar is only worth $16.06 in silver value. So one dollars worth of war nickels are worth about $7.00 more than quarters, halves, or dollars of the same face value. So across the board, war nickels have more silver in them. 
