For years, nobody cared about the ‘64 nickels because of the removal of silver from other coins. Nothing changed with the nickels so there was no collective value. No one cherry-picked these things, so they were used. The value in a 1964 nickel is in the steps on the reverse side. If you have full steps, then it starts to be worth something. Most 1964 nickels are worn, worth no more than five cents.