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CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 10/07/2014 3:39 pm So I have been reading about the very interesting Henning Nickel and I have one Question. Since it is easy to look for the 1944 Hennings because of the omitted Mintmark, Why would Henning choose to omit the mintmark? It seems like a big detail that would be a dead giveaway. Does anyone know why he left the mintmark out? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 10/07/2014 3:50 pm I think he simply did know about it. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9149 Posts	Posted 10/07/2014 4:29 pm The average Joe does not know about Mint Marks or any other type of mark, all they know is it's a nickel, a dime or whatever other coin they have in their hands. Now we have the internet, back in the 40's 50's we did not have the info on coins that we do now. Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 10/07/2014 4:38 pm Quote: Why would Henning choose to omit the mintmark? To say, "He was only making copies."? Did they do this back then without the copy mark inscribed? CoinCollector2012, good question. Lets see what the other CCF members have to say. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 10/07/2014 4:38 pm When Henning made his dies he used a process that copied directly from a coin. Henning was a counterfeiter and not a coin collector. He unwittingly used a 1944 nickel to make his obverse die and then used a non-war nickel to make his reverse die. The mistake is what first tipped people off to the coin being counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 10/09/2014 12:41 pm He readily mixed his obverse and reverse dies, this is clearly indicated by the fact that the same looped R reverse die was used to strike both 1939 and 1944 nickels Report this Post to the Staff
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