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Pillar of the Community
United States
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that's my q......I have heard several times through the years that there were some 1946 nickels that were struck in error in the silver wartime composition. I have not been able to find any definitive proof so wondering if this is just some urban legend? Also, I have heard that there were 1944 or 1945 (I forget which date it was, it's been a while)that were struck in the clad type composition in error.
Can anyone shed some light on this on confirm or deny?
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Moderator
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I am not sure. I do know that no "clad" nickel was ever minted. They are normally an alloy of 75% copper and 25 % nickel. But I knew what you meant.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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sorry.......i should have clarified that.
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Not need to be sorry, I knew what you meant! I am just not sure a casual reader would have, which is why I wanted to clarify it.  It is a good question and I hope to see the answer. I am going to move this to the Error and Variety forum since it may be better suited for that area, even if the answer is "No, it never happened." |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There was a chapter about a silver 1946 nickel from David Ganz book with picture. Rare coin investing or portfolio? I forgot the title of the book.
I am not sure about nickel clad strikes for 1944 or 45.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There were different year a counterfit nickel (Henning) that surfaced. These are still found.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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They sure are still out there. I found this one last year.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very much so a possibility that a few silver planchets could
of been struck up in 46. If any possibility most likely it would be
a 42 that might have been struck with the normal nickel composition.
Maybe even a 43.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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He isn't talking about a Henning, he means a genuine US coin struck on the prewar composition planchets. The answer to both questions is yes, there are War Nickels known struck on copper nickel, and there are 1946 nickels struck on the war time silver alloy. |
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To further confirm what Condor stated.
Walter Breens Complete US encyclopedia of US and Colonial coins did stated there was war time nickel struck on copper nickel.
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