| Author |
 Replies: 25 / Views: 6,476 |
|
Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***got 2 of these today but they dont feel right. it came in a little display with a modern jeff nickel, a V nickel and a Buffalo nickel. bought 2 of the displays. I cracked the displays open because I didnt like the way they looked and picked up the war nick and it just didnt feel right. plus I'm starting to think that silver doesn't get that verdigris stuff on it? help :) heres some picks of one of the "fake" nickels next to one of my real ones   
|
|
|
|
Valued Member
United States
162 Posts |
I can't give a definitive answer, but I don't think War Nickels are valuable enough to fake. Also, they are only 35% silver. The coin is still mostly copper, so the verdigris seems reasonable to me. |
|
Valued Member
 United States
90 Posts |
maybe it is real, I guess all the war nicks I've seen have been loose and in circulation, never in a cardboard holder in a slab with 3 other nickels. it just doesn't feel right in my hand but maybe I'm just overthinking it. any home remedy to get rid of the verdigris?
|
|
Valued Member
United States
306 Posts |
maybe could have been dug
|
|
Valued Member
United States
372 Posts |
Get out your Lucky magnet. I have 2 Nickels that stick to the Magnet Got the 1st one while I was a Navy Postal Clerk in the Phillipines
|
|
Pillar of the Community
Canada
1731 Posts |
they wouldnt fake these nickels
|
|
Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
ive never seen copper on the side of a nickel before though
and yes they do stick to a magnet :(
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
2150 Posts |
I guess anyone who says they wouldnt fake a nickel hasn't heard of henning nickels.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
257 Posts |
Weigh it.
magnet stick usually means fake though... =(
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
642 Posts |
Magnet stick is likely fake, the lengths people go to. Good eye though catching it.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
90 Posts |
its wierd though, because I take one of my real War Nickels and the magnet does stick just a little bit, I mean you can feel a tiny pull on the magnet. with the "fake" one the magnet pulls alot harder |
|
Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
 , ZiggyZ! Quote: I can't give a definitive answer, but I don't think War Nickels are valuable enough to fake. Also, they are only 35% silver. The coin is still mostly copper, so the verdigris seems reasonable to me. Search Henning nickel and get back to us. This isn't one. |
|
Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
Oddly enough, the green stuff looks like crystals that form if you leave a coin in Jeweluster for an extended period.
|
|
New Member
United States
1 Posts |
fake War Nickels! I came across two of them and, yes, they do not look or feel right, and they stick to a magnet... I mean really stick... did some research and found that they originated from a box/display set of 20th century US coins offered by a private company way-back in the early 70's called the kennedy mint... not sure exactly what the set was titled, but it claimed to include every coin minted by the us in the 20th century... included was a 1 dollar bill silver certificate and several bronze dollar-sized coins featuring each us president depicted on 20th century american coins.. research stated also that the Walking Liberty half dollar was not included in some of the sets... |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
965 Posts |
There probably isn't any reason to fake a War Nickel now, but back in the 40's there probably was. Anywho, this isn't a henning nickel, but its a pretty cool counterfeit!  |
|
Valued Member
Canada
262 Posts |
Probaby NOT fake, War Nickels are still 56% copper [instead of the usual 75], plus the mixing of the metals on them wasn't great. If it were fake it'd most likely stick to a magnet, but that doesn't seem likely with the copper oxidization. If you look right at the dome of Monticello, that definitely looks very reflective and silvery. I think it's an MD find of a very oxidized War Nickel. Edited by MercuryDime
08/03/2012 5:37 pm
|
| |
Replies: 25 / Views: 6,476 |
Posted 12/09/2011 8:47 pm
