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New Member
 United States
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OK...After looking at my old nickels again I am a little confused. I have a 1944 with a large "D" above the dome. However, I thought someone said there was NO D. Was that ONLY in 42?
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Pillar of the Community
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The only year that had both was 1942.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1116 Posts |
I don't recall if this question has been addressed.
Is there a weight difference between the 1942 nickel/copper coin and the 35% silver ones?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The silver Nickels are 42 P and S, 43-45 P,D and S.
On my handy dandy drug dealer scale, they both weighed in at .18 oz.
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New Member
United States
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OK. Thanks folks! I was browsing a coin values book in a hobby store the other day and found that about 50 of the nickels I recently put through the coinstar machine thinking they were worth only face value were actually worth about 30-50 cents each. That bites! lol Oh well...live and learn I suppose! found about 12 today while coin roll hunting for silver. 41-64's in great condition. Found a '64 near mint condition. I thought it was a new one at first.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I find a lot of really nice 64's for some reason.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Australia
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i was told that during the 2nd world war the Nickle used in coins was needed for the war effort and the 35% silver "nickles" were produced to save on using Nickle that was needed for armour and other military uses.
This is why they are termed War nickles
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New Member
United States
44 Posts |
@52Raymo...I agree. I have also found MANY 64's. Usually 2-3 per roll for some reason. Does anyone have a good reference source on nickels (and other coins as well.) This site has been a great place to find information!
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Moderator
 United States
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Is there a weight difference between the 1942 nickel/copper coin and the 35% silver ones? No, they both weigh 5 grams. |
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United States
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Australia
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1942 and 1942D are not Silver.
All these are
1942P,1942S,1943P,D and S,1944P,D and S, 1945P,D and S
Hope this helps
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United States
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Wow ... lots of information given to the new member .. all factual ... but confusing to read. Please allow me to attempt to pull it together for you uzedcarguy ... The Jefferson 'War Silver' nickel series comprises a total of 11 coins minted from 1942 through 1945. All are easily identified by the large mintmark on the reverse of the coin above the dome of Monticello. In order to preserve the nations supply of nickel for war-time use ... these coins were minted with an alloy of 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese. They were minted at the same exact nominal weight as all other Jefferson nickels ... 5.0 grams. Somewhat confusing to newer collectors is the fact that in 1942 the Philadelphia and Denver mints issued Jefferson nickels in the normal pre-war composition ... neither of these issues has the large mint mark above the dome. Quote:
Does anyone have a good reference source on nickels (and other coins as well.) Humbly suggest that you start your reference library by purchasing a copy of the 2013 Red Book ... every answer I provided above is contained within those pages.  David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.artEdited by nickelsearcher
01/14/2013 7:40 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm in CT and try as I do I can't find War Nickels any more. darn! But I, too, find a lot of 1964 nickels; it always strikes me as odd. Anyway, I love the Jefferson nickel. Lord knows I traded a lot of soda bottles I searched out of garbage cans for nickels in the sixties, when I could get into a two-feature-film matinee on Saturday afternoon for about 45 cents. |
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New Member
United States
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Using the chart on the site provided by yvairguy it appears that far fewer of the 1943D nickels were minted. That would make them more valuable...right?
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Valued Member
United States
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Don't know that it would automatically make them more valuable, it will still depend a lot on condition. I have found several War Nickels now and some have a lot of damage, heck they are 70 years old, still super cool that we can still find anything like this still in circulation. Figure that the silver coin out there is all around 50 years plus it's hard to believe how much of that you can actually find, if even a few dimes or half dollars a box. |
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