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AMFCook Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 02/12/2010 7:08 pm I was under the impression that silver wasn't used in Jefferson nickels until 1942, and that up until 42 actual nickel was used in producing Jefferons, and from 42 - 45 silver replaced the nickel and manganese was introduced to the composition. Can someone shed some light on this for me? The reason I ask is because I found this: http://cgi.ebay.com/1940-Jefferson-...el_W0QQitemZ 380204266186?hash=item5885f0b2ca Report this Post to the Staff

CoinHunter53562 Pillar of the Community United States 2049 Posts	Posted 02/12/2010 7:12 pm It's not silver and is a mistake on the seller's part. 1942-1945 with the mintmark over the dome are 35% silver. :) Report this Post to the Staff
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 02/12/2010 7:17 pm Rip off. It's not possible to have a 40 silver nickel.Not even a proof. Report this Post to the Staff
AMFCook Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 02/12/2010 7:19 pm Thank you both. I was quite certain that was an error. I have several 40 Jeffersons I picked up at an estate auction sometime ago and they're not marked as being silver. Report this Post to the Staff
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 02/12/2010 7:21 pm Somebody trying to make a few bucks from a non-collector. Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 02/12/2010 8:17 pm its not possible to have a silver nickel before 1942 as the planchets were not made until that year, though a few silver examples are known from 1946. Report this Post to the Staff
hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 02/12/2010 8:34 pm I just sent the seller a question regarding the listing. Let's see what response we get. Report this Post to the Staff
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 02/12/2010 8:40 pm Let us know. Report this Post to the Staff
Coins1371 Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 02/12/2010 9:08 pm The seller relisted it. Now it listed just as a Jefferson nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
hockingzig Pillar of the Community United States 1450 Posts	Posted 02/14/2010 3:12 pm His response was he used the wrong template for the auction.And, he was sorry for the confusion. Report this Post to the Staff
AMFCook Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 02/14/2010 3:23 pm I didn't know ebay had title templates for 1940 Silver Jeffersons! Report this Post to the Staff
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