| Author |
 Replies: 20 / Views: 13,255 |
Page 2 of 2
|
|
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
I myself am not a fan of the "ring test" by dropping a coin on a hard surface to hear the tone of silver. Do this with a high grade coin and the chance of a ding or scratch is possible. I'd much rather use the " tissue test". |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
5838 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1696 Posts |
|
|
Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Only way to really know would be a specific gravity test. An XRF test would also probably be fairly conclusive. Anything else is inconclusive and would have to be confirmed with the SG test or XRF test
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Pics please! Well summarized, Finn. dDuane -  to the CCF! |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
and yes, please and thank you  Edited by Debrajc
08/05/2017 6:08 pm
|
|
Valued Member
424 Posts |
So from what I understand now (2018) regular nickels were made for half the 1942 year and when they switched over to the " War Nickels Silver" all nickels had mint marks on the back P D S . So they could be pulled back by the Gov. This is very cool info. I have both a 1942 with no mint mark. and a 1943 with a lagre P.   |
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
|
|
New Member
United States
1 Posts |
I literally found one of these just a few minutes ago! I have been collecting coins for over 50 years and have went through hundreds of thousands of nickels! As a rule a circulated War Nickel is easy to pick out! It just has that certain look! When I saw this 1942 nickel I immediately thought...Ahrrr SILVER... a War Nickel! But when I turned it over... " no mint mark what so ever!?!?" I was searching the net to see if there was a known mint error where one didn't have is large mint Mark when I found this site! Like I said I have examined a LOT of nickels.... I have went through over 100,000 nickels a month back in the day! Which weighs approximately 57 pound if I remember right!#9786;#65039; Everything about this coin SCREAMS War Nickel! I will keep searching the net! If anyone knows anything feel free to e-mail me! Haven't figured out how to post pics yet?! |
|
Bedrock of the Community
Canada
24885 Posts |
@ dDuane To the Forum. |
|
Bedrock of the Community
Canada
24885 Posts |
@ TheSatelliteGuy To the Forum. |
|
Moderator
United States
190135 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
Considering the War Nickel composition wasn't put into use in Philadelphia until almost a month after the last of the 1942 Coppernickel coins were struck, the chance of a pre-war nickel die striking a 35% silver planchet is pretty much zero. A coppernickel planchet being struck with the large P mintmark reverse is MUCH MUCH more likely. Edited by Conder101
10/16/2018 11:41 am
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
|
|
Page 2 of 2
|
Replies: 20 / Views: 13,255 |
Page 2 of 2
|
First Page
Posted 08/04/2017 4:05 pm
