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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I wonder how many Hennings I spent in my lifetime...nickels in the 40s were once common in change.
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Valued Member
United States
455 Posts |
Very informative. This is the first I've heard about the Henning counterfeit nickels. Fascinating.
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Pillar of the Community
Netherlands
561 Posts |
 Another 1 for my want-list.. |
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Valued Member
United States
60 Posts |
Great find Richard! I got this 1944 from a vending machine at work!! Please note that there is NO HOLE IN THE "R"!! Did the best I could with the pics, for what I have! Hope they help uncover a few more out there!  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
That's a great find from a vending machine. Some of Henning's without the hole in the are have a small dot above the building to the left of the dome. Does your coin have this dot?
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Valued Member
United States
60 Posts |
pyrbob, I almost fell over because I thought it was from the mint w/no MM! Then I realized it wasn't silver... Then a local and well renowned (for being dishonest) coin dealer offered me $35 for it, and I knew something was up! Spot 1 might be what you are talking about? I appears more of a blob than a dot to me. Spot 2 looks more like a dot on the right side, but the picture is very decieving!  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
That's it. Henning claims to have made 6 reverse dies. It appears like half of the Henning nickels I see have the hole in the are and half don't. I have been trying to find die markers for the reverse without the hole so I can use them to find the other dates he claims to have made. They are 1939, 1946, 1947 1953 and another he never divulged. The dot or blob over the left side of the building is something I noticed on some Hennings without the hole. Actually $35 wasn't a bad price for this. It is about the highest I would pay for one in this condition. So far I have pulled a 1939 from circulation but that was with the hole in the R.
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Valued Member
United States
460 Posts |
I have a henning (1944) in which I was thinking of selling but thought it was illegal. So as long as everybody knows it is counterfeit, it is ok to sell? Anybody know where the law is on this info (just to be safe)?
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
Henning nickels are bought and sold on a somewhat regular basis. A lot of times the word counterfeit is dropped. There is even a dealer I know who advertises in the back of Coin World for 1944 no P nickels paying $15 each for them. I have posted in the wanted section offering to buy off date Hennings. There are several people on this site posting in the past that they would love to buy a Henning nickel so maybe selling it on here would be best. |
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Valued Member
United States
60 Posts |
So the blob pointed out by arrow #1 is a die marker?
What is arrow #2, because it has a raised surface? Could it be a new reverse?
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
Your picture is pretty grainy but I will look over my Hennings this afternoon to see if I can find anything to match this.
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
I looked at the Hennings with the dot and none have an area matching your #2 arrow. But as I said, I can't tell from your photo if this is just PMD on your coin. A better photo of this area would be needed. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
952 Posts |
oh man......so even nickels with the solid are can be hennings? Geez, now I hafta go through all of mine again. So the small dot would be somewhere near where the #1 spot is on the above pic?
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Valued Member
United States
60 Posts |
yes MDH, but the spot appears more like a blob to me. In looking for Hennings, best advice I could give (I'm no expert) is look for a grainy surface.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
952 Posts |
very interesting stuff here......
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