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1946 Nickels..

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 Posted 02/01/2014  5:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add publius to your friends list
You're thinking you may have an off-metal strike, then?
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 Posted 02/01/2014  6:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rupester to your friends list
Yessiree know the War Nickel years
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 Posted 02/01/2014  6:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rupester to your friends list
Yes off metal strike its just seems different
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 Posted 02/01/2014  6:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Rackster to your friends list
Rupester...I was having the same thoughts about my 1942 I posted a few days ago. I wondered if there was a test to confirm. Like you, the '42 I have doesn't sound silver or nickel. It's left me wondering for over 30 years.
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 Posted 02/01/2014  6:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rupester to your friends list
Its making me nuts.. I wont scratch it or do anything dumb to it..just has that odd yellowish sheen that War Nickels get. I dunno I am probably just nutso..work has been crazy busy my brain is off and my seahawk dream season ends tommorow thank the good lord for this website keeping my mind off the fact we are 23hrs 12 mins from kickoff but whos counting
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 Posted 02/01/2014  7:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ASLAN TVorlon to your friends list
I just tried a tissue test on some of mine and they seem to be too low of a content to show well. I had a newer one a 1941 and 4 silvers, the 41 and newer were more white than 3 of the silvers, without acid or scratches how can you tell?

Edit: I had 3 dingy silver and one nice looking one
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 Posted 02/01/2014  7:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add peanutbutter to your friends list
Compare the weight maybe
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 Posted 02/01/2014  10:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rupester to your friends list
Peanut butter all nickels either cupro-ni or silver are 5g that was my first test.. I have this stuff intended to be the only safe silver coin cleaner other people have given it a different name on her for taking ickys off coins.. I'm gonna dip it if its silver it will show it.. I did a couple ash tray war nicks and the shined up so figure this is my option
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 Posted 02/01/2014  10:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rupester to your friends list
But like rackster said its just weird and it doesn't feel like a normal nickel.. And when slightly dropped sings a little bit a regular nick.. I chose a 1970 d you just about have to throw it to sound the same
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 Posted 02/01/2014  10:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rupester to your friends list
Nope confirmed cupro-nickel shucks... BUT. A gorgeous 1946 nickel
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 Posted 02/01/2014  10:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Rackster to your friends list
Mine has that worn grayish toning found on other War Nickels. I didn't want to alter anything on the coin. Here's a look...



1946-Nickels..
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 Posted 02/02/2014  6:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add loganjonathan to your friends list
those nickels are the odd balls of the sets I have.
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 Posted 02/02/2014  6:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add unholyroller to your friends list
I am willing to bet there are 1946 nickels on silver alloy planchets, just the diagnostics are so difficult is why they aren't documented
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 Posted 02/03/2014  4:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add cladking to your friends list
Henning counterfeited some 1946 nickels as well.

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 Posted 02/05/2014  10:29 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add loganjonathan to your friends list
i heard about that are they still in circulation or have the feds taken them out and kept them in hiding?
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