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Hello all!
I've had this 1954 nickel saved for a while, occasionally trying to research anything about it but have yet to discover any information.
This nickel feels much lighter and almost hollow in comparison to another. When I drop two 1954 nickels one after the other the sounds they produce is noticeably different.
The one I'm curious about makes a plastic clunk like sound while a regular 1954 sounds...well... Normal!
They look exactly the same, I'll post photos if youd like, but the real difference can be felt and heard (if you feel you can help I can email you a video of me dropping each one).
Anyone else encounter this?
There is something certainly Different here.
Thanks! Edited by joeturbo26
04/15/2012 1:04 pm
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Good pictures would certainly be helpful but I think that the first order of business would be to weigh the coin in question. If you lack a digital scale surely a coin dealer in your area (New York) should be willing to do it for you. It should weigh approximately 5.0 grams. Given the weight and some clear photos, there are a lot of experts on this forum that would love to help you.
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Ok here are some pictures. I just weighed them, Unfortunately my scale does not do portions of a gram so they both came in at 5g, but weighed together they were just 9g.. hmmm? I think the sound it makes is most telling. Again, if anyone would like me to send a video to them via email of me dropping both coins, I can do so. It almost sounds like a poker chip being dropped. Anyone else have some thoughts?     |
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If it were a 53 I would be tempted to suggest that you may have found a "Henning" counterfeit, but I don't think that there are any documented examples of a 54 being so. I'm certainly no expert by any stretch so I will wait with you for the pros to check in on this one. Pretty good images by the way.
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Coinseeker, funny you should say that. As other than it being a "henning", that's the only conclusion I've been able to draw. However, you're absolutely right I've yet to find any evidence of a '54 henning. So odd!
Thanks for the compliment. I take them using my iPhone and my loupe with a self made contraption lol.
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Back on 11/05/2011 on this forum, rachums107 posted a pic of a very similar coin. It also was a '54 with the same issues. The thread ended without any seeming resolution to the problem. You might try to contact him to see if he ever solved the mystery. You may have two of a kind.
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I agree nice photos for an iphone. Your coin appears to be struck from a worn die. This is very common in the mid 50's. Sound is not a very good test because there are so many things that affect it. I would say this is just a normal 1954 from worn dies.
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I agree with the hypothesis fully, but the thing that sold me honestly, is the sound. You have to hear it! It is truly unlike any sound I have heard from anything metal. I would almost argue its plastic, but that is impossible, as it is certainly the appearance of a coin made of metal that has been circulating for over fifty years. I am going to contact rachums107 to see what if anything he found out.
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Is this one of those trick nickels that squirt water? I bet it is
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The sound you describe sounds similar to what a " Magician's coin" half dollar would sound like. Just guessed it was another hollow type coin Edited by unholyroller
04/15/2012 3:09 pm
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Even though there are many reports of an unidentified date in which Hennings exist, this coin looks to be a Federal product. I don't think a Henning exists that is lighter than a Federal product.
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I have to get this weighed ASAP
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The "squirting nickels" are made from real nickels, just like the "scotch and soda" trick halves are made from genuine coins.
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The coin might have some internal flaw or lamination that makes it "ring" differently.
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Lol "scotch and soda" I remember having that coin trick as a kid. I just tried to pull this apart didn't work. DVCollector it isn't a "ring". It's a "clunk" kinda the sound the plinko chips make on the price is right.
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