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Exrider New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 03/23/2022 9:33 pm Hi, I was hoping to get some opinions, on whether or not, y'all think this could be a silver nickel? Thanks in advance for any help! Report this Post to the Staff

Joshu - a Pillar of the Community United States 586 Posts	Posted 03/23/2022 9:45 pm Only 1942-1945 are wartime nickels. If it doesn't have a big mintmark over the monticello, then it isn't a wartime nickel. A 1946 nickel is made of nickel, but it is still worth keeping. Report this Post to the Staff
sirguardian Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 03/23/2022 9:49 pm Silvers ended in 1945 (.560% copper)(.350% silver)(.090% manganese) Weight (.05626 oz.) Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/23/2022 9:49 pm ? why would you think its silver? Report this Post to the Staff
Exrider New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 03/23/2022 9:56 pm It looks like my other silver coins. There have been 4 other 1946 nickels that were transitional errors that were accidentally struck on the silver war time planchets. So I am hopeful thinking lol Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98746 Posts	Posted 03/23/2022 10:04 pm Sorry to say, this is not a silver minted coin - missed it by one year. The easy way to tell is the mint mark. If it is the the right of Monticello, then it is a standard copper/nickel nickel. If it is large and over the dome then it is a 35% silver coin. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/23/2022 10:34 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 03/23/2022 10:53 pm Nothing on this one looks like a transitional error silver planchet. Keep hunting! Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34448 Posts	Posted 03/23/2022 11:09 pm @ex, a good way to quickly confirm whether a coin was struck on an off-metal planchet is by measuring the weight. Is the weight of this nickel within mint specs (or perhaps a little low to account for the wear)? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1659 Posts	Posted 03/24/2022 04:21 am The problem with trying to identify a 1946 struck on a leftover wartime alloy planchet is that the weight is the same on both. There isn't much you can do on your own to positively ID. That being said, I see nothing about this nickel to indicate silver. The color looks closer to the normal composition to me, there is also a spot of corrosion that I don't ever remember seeing on a silver alloy nickel. It may happen but I don't think I have ever seen it. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/24/2022 04:30 am tissue test and a XRF test. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Exrider New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 03/24/2022 07:27 am Thank you all for the advice! I have tried weighing it, but the weight is 4.97 which is correct for a standard nickel with some wear. I just thought they were supposed to weigh the same as a regular nickel too. Maybe I will set it aside until I can get a XRF gun to test it. I greatly appreciate all the input. #128515; Report this Post to the Staff
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