I've seen them sell for anything in the $10-$30 range, depending on condition. If they can be verified as original (from 1883 as opposed to a modern gold plating), and have a reeded edge, they can be worth significantly more.
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The US nickel has been 21.2 mm in diameter ever since 1883.
I have a nickel that is a color of a penny I have a nickel how much is it worth
A blank planchet for a nickel is worth about $2.00
1 Nickel is not worth any dollars, as a nickel is 5 cents, which is 1/20 of a dollar.
It depends on several factors. The age of the piece and condition being the first considerations. Counterfeits are out there. The 1883 Liberty Head Nickel had a "V" on the reverse but was minted without the words "CENTS". A number of them were gold-plated and passed off as $5 gold pieces.MoreThe only US coin with a large Roman numeral V (= 5) on the back was the Liberty Head nickel issued during the first part of 1883, so it's a good bet that's what you have. When crooks started plating the coins and passing them off as "new $5 designs" the Mint quickly added the word CENTS below the V. The revised design was also minted in 1883.The coins quickly became known as "racketeer nickels" and today command a premium. The problem is that long after 1883 other counterfeiters have also plated the coins and tried to pass them off as "original" racketeer nickels. It's one of the few cases where collectors have to be cautious about buying a "fake fake" as opposed to a "genuine fake"!