Five Cent Coins value?

Greetings to All..Since i am new to collecting US coins and have got no experience therefore i request you to kindly tell me about the worth/value of these two coins.one is 1977 and second is 1982.Thank you

 

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5¢ each, 10¢ for the pair.

 

Those are meant for spending. So go spend them.

 

According to coinflation.com, the metal value of a nickel is currently 6 cents. . TC

 

The only ones you should keep are 1942-1945 because they are silver and you should keep buffalo nickels and liberty nickels. Also look for error coins among nickels.

 

You have enough to buy a cigarette in 1952.

 

A pack of smokes was $2.00 in 1952? I would've rather have bought a coke with my 10 cents.

 

Don't take my word for it, I don't smoke

 

10 cents

 

If only you could get something greater than face value (melt value) for them... then people would be all over common dates-any condition nickels, hording and melting them.

 

Well let's help the OP a little more specifically with the composition of the War nickels...

1942-45, silver-alloy, "Wartime nickels" are more than just silver: 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese.

 

Since the OP already got the correct answer: 10 cents, I'd like to add that there are some coins removing from circulation, but you'll need resources to figure out which ones. I'd start with a Redbook, and maybe a Cherrypicker's Guide.

 

There are plenty of other dates to keep other than just what you cited... How about 1950D nickels or 1938 and 1939 nickels from D and S mints? How about nickels in very high-grade of condition? In the past month I've found two 1956D nickels in uncirculated condition. Last month I found an uncirculated 1982D nickel which are quite tough to find in that condition as there were no mint sets issued for that year. Should I just spend them? Of course not! LoL.

 

Besides a few dates you should keep a lookout for you should also take a look at the reverse. The steps of the Monticello building could be very clean, ones with full steps are usually a good idea to keep around. And I do believe there is one year that might have a DDO.

 

You could have bought two cokes in north carolina in 1952 and a pack of any non filters were 18 cent.
Lucky us back then no sales tax was added.
I had to walk a mile at age 9 to buy them for my brother whom would gladly give me the nickle to get the drink with as long as i had a bottle to return and if not then it was 7 cents not 5 cents.