Here's another batch of coins my friend asked me about. They're so worn that I think they're only valuable as silver (excluding the nickels) but it's worth getting your expert opinions to verify that. Thanks again!
The silver is only worth melt. Dateless buffalo nickels are worth 25 cents or less a piece. Ones with dates seem to go for between 40 cents and a dollar.
1965 dime isn't silver, if it is it's a valuable wrong planchet. None of the Rosies are worth more than melt, except the 1955 P,D,S and 1949 S in XF or better. Many of the early Washington quarters will have a slight value over melt even in that condition.
Examine the 1942 dimes carefully, especially if any of them have a D mint mark (near the rim just to the right of ONE on the reverse). There's a "1942/1" variety that you have to look closely to identify, but is quite valuable if you find one. (You probably haven't - I've examined hundreds of 1942 dimes, and never found one - but I always, always check.)
Yep, and those are excellent photos, easily clear enough to show that... it's the common type, not the valuable one. https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1942-1-d-10c/5040 There's also a 1942/1 variety from the Philadelphia mint, but that one's really hard to miss: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin/1942-1-10c/5036