Do Hennings Nickels Have Mint Marks?

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amnight Valued Member United States 332 Posts	Posted 01/27/2013 04:10 am Hi, I wanted to know if Henning nickels have mint marks and if they do could this be one? It is a 1943-P. I don't have another 1943-P to compare it to so I used a 1945-P. I don't know if that matters. There are some differences in the size of the star on the obverse, position of mint mark, sizes of letters and it looks like something took a chunk out of the E in E PLURIBUS UNUM of the coin in question. The coin in question is the one on the right. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 01/27/2013 08:27 am My understanding is that the 1943-P Henning nickels were all lacking mintmarks. Here's a CCF thread about Hennings. There are some good references in the responses. Hope this helps :) edited: I don't know what happened to the link, thought I attached it. Trying again http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=53117 Edited by ThisIsFun 01/27/2013 12:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jgfindring Rest in Peace United States 1380 Posts	Posted 01/27/2013 11:03 am Also, my understanding is that all Hennings nickels were standard nickel composition, none made out of the silver / manganese alloy, so if it is silver, its not a Hennings. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 01/27/2013 2:00 pm 1944 was the only known one to be missing a mint mark, and that's what gave the whole scheme away. The 1944 also had a hole in the left leg of the R in "PLURIBUS." He did make nickels for other dates, though, and if you suspect you have a Henning, weigh it. Hennings were never silver-manganese, but only cupro-nickel-ferous alloy and weigh in at 6 grams a piece (1 gram overweight). Edited by SteveCaruso 01/27/2013 2:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jgfindring Rest in Peace United States 1380 Posts	Posted 01/27/2013 3:51 pm Actually Steve, I have a '44 Hennings with no hole in the leg of the R. According to our own researcher / expert Pyrbob, this is a known reverse for the '44. Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 01/27/2013 3:57 pm Sorry, you're correct. The one I have in my collection is a "holer." :-) They both lack mint marks, however. That's the big feature. Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 01/27/2013 5:06 pm As Steve said Henning nickels are the "non war time" regular alloy and not the silver "war time" alloy. as jdfindring pointed out both reverse varieties exist with the hole in the R and without the hole. The weight of my Hennings typically run around 4.95 to 5.3 grams. My 1939's weigh 5.22g and 5.28g. The key characteristic to look for is the finely porous surface of the coin. All of my Hennings have this. Report this Post to the Staff
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