1946 Nickels were only made of nickel. Silver stopped in 1945. Silver nickels have a large mint mark on the back over Monticello.
Take it to a coin shop or jeweler and have it tested for silver.. If it is come back and give us the results.. I don't totally agree with "sound tests"
Thanks everyone! I know that the 1945 nickle was supposed to be the last silver! And I definitely will take to a jeweler to test!
depending upon how your drop something, how it hits and what you drop it on; you can make it sound like anything you want it to sound like.
There are a few super rare 1946 nickels that were accidentally struck on older war time silver planchets. The odds of yours being silver is a powerball winning ticket. Yours just looks like a worn nickel. The silver ones generally don't show that type of patina, and toning.
Quick and super easy way to tell if it's silver is to take a white tissue and hold it up to the coin in question with a light source on it. Silver will appear bright through the tissue while all other metals will show as dull. Use a couple of coins for comparison and you will see what I mean.
