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Hmmm ... there were no Proof war-alloy Jefferson minted ... so the answer to that question is an unequivocal 'No". That said ... this does appear to be a well preserved 1942-S ... I'm kind of guessing the date because the tilted/out-of-focus photo is not clear to me. Some clear straight on photos would help us to help you. I humbly suggest holding off on certification fees ... not worth it unless this is a true MS66FS or so ... and truly unlikely as a roll find. Nice coin ... Great roll find ... better than any of mine indeed.  Can you post some better photos ... straight on shots ... cropped to show the coin and not much background? We truly would like to help .... David Edited for spllegning Edited by nickelsearcher
01/05/2012 7:32 pm
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Wouldn't get it slabbed. The slabbing would cost more than the coin is worth. That is an awesome roll find though, I can't believe that! And it isn't a proof. I don't think they made those in proofs.
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Proof War Nickels were only made in 1942 in philly. Since yours has a "S", it is for sure not a proof but that is still an extremely nice roll find! It looks like a 1942-S and in very nice shape! Easily a AU coin and very close to MS if not MS. Congrats! |
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As has already been said, the only War Nickels minted as proofs were 42Ps, so it isn't one of those. It does look like an amazing find though. With that much luster it's worst grade would probably be AU-58. If the coin was a deposited collector's piece that found it's way right to you, you could have an MS coin. Judging by what I see here, you could have an MS-64 coin. |
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Nice roll find! I wouldn't stab it.
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Doesn't seem worth the slip but awesome contender in a nice album or in a coinflip. I am very jealous and think it would look great in MY Dansco Jefferson nickel album ; ) |
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I'd stick it in a 2x2 Flip and keep it on my desk - but that's me.
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Incredibly Nice find!
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Beauty but I never seen a proof so cant tell you any ! Good catch btw!
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The Proof nickels in 1942 were the last US proof nickels until 1950. There are two types of 1942 Proofs. One is a pre war composition and the other is a "war" nickel that has silver and a large P over the dome of Monticello. Wish you posted a better image of that nickel you have as it sure looks like a nice one. Here's mine that I bought as a BU nickel and got lucky. I bought it from a small listing image but had a hunch. If this isn't a proof, I hope it would grade pretty high on the MS scale but I never got mine professionally graded yet. I'm 98% sure its a proof though.   Edited by TNG
01/05/2012 10:24 pm
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Hmmm ... there were no Proof war-alloy Jefferson minted ... so the answer to that question is an unequivocal 'No".
A nickelsearcher should know better than to make that statement. |
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Nice roll find! I wouldn't stab it. Not if you didn't want smacked silly. |
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prolly a proof, but sure would be nice if it came back ms68 instead.
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What did you use to take that photo? I will try and get some clearer pictures, but I seem to be having trouble with lighting.
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Proof or not, nice find. |
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There's no way the original posters coin can be a proof, since its an S mint. The only War Nickel proofs were 1942 P. I also agree that it grades at AU-58. |
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