Looking  through your change for war time silver Jefferson nickels, from 1942 through 1945 can be profitable, because they are worth more than their face value, i.e.,  about 80 cents to a dollar for their silver content, depending on the price of an ounce of silver.  (Please note that not all 1942 nickels have silver in their composition, i.e., nickels with no initials or with the “D” initial do not contain any silver.  1942 nickels with initials “P” or “S” do contain silver.  However, the nickel with the “D” initial is as valuable as the silver nickels at this point in time.  So the only war time nickel to disregard is the 1942 nickel with no initial.)

In looking through a coin value catalog, Warman’s, the war time nickels are listed as being worth between $1.00 for a “very fine” nickel and as much as $5.00 each and more for the best grade nickels.  Warman’s  values are the Numismatic Value of coins and not the silver content value.

I, searched the Internet and I found a very informative website that gives you the value of any coin with a silver alloy. This site, http://www.coinflation.com, will calculate the value of silver coins, based on the silver content and current price of silver.  It also gives you what coins are actually selling for on ebay. Looking  through your change for war time silver Jefferson nickels, from 1942 through 1945 can be profitable, because they are worth more than their face value, i.e.,  about 80 cents to a dollar for their silver content, depending on the price of an ounce of silver.  (Please note that not all 1942 nickels have silver in their composition, i.e., nickels with no initials or with the “D” initial do not contain any silver.  1942 nickels with initials “P” or “S” do contain silver.  However, the nickel with the “D” initial is as valuable as the silver nickels at this point in time.  So the only war time nickel to disregard is the 1942.