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Si been digging through nickels again have a 1946 it just doesn't feel like a other than silver nickel.. Even sounds slightly different.. Anyone know of a good test for this? I know they were not minted in silver YET one can dream.. I'm scratching my head.. Dont really wanna play the ping and compare game maybe the tissue test.. But this is a nice nickel probably not silver but..for a many weird things that have happened perhaps? Suggestions? |
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You're thinking you may have an off-metal strike, then?
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Yes off metal strike its just seems different
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Rupester...I was having the same thoughts about my 1942 I posted a few days ago. I wondered if there was a test to confirm. Like you, the '42 I have doesn't sound silver or nickel. It's left me wondering for over 30 years.
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Its making me nuts.. I wont scratch it or do anything dumb to it..just has that odd yellowish sheen that War Nickels get. I dunno I am probably just nutso..work has been crazy busy my brain is off and my seahawk dream season ends tommorow thank the good lord for this website keeping my mind off the fact we are 23hrs 12 mins from kickoff but whos counting |
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I just tried a tissue test on some of mine and they seem to be too low of a content to show well. I had a newer one a 1941 and 4 silvers, the 41 and newer were more white than 3 of the silvers  , without acid or scratches how can you tell? Edit: I had 3 dingy silver and one nice looking one Edited by ASLAN TVorlon
02/01/2014 7:19 pm
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Peanut butter all nickels either cupro-ni or silver are 5g that was my first test.. I have this stuff intended to be the only safe silver coin cleaner other people have given it a different name on her for taking ickys off coins.. I'm gonna dip it if its silver it will show it.. I did a couple ash tray war nicks and the shined up so figure this is my option
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But like rackster said its just weird and it doesn't feel like a normal nickel.. And when slightly dropped sings a little bit a regular nick.. I chose a 1970 d you just about have to throw it to sound the same
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Nope confirmed cupro-nickel shucks... BUT. A gorgeous 1946 nickel
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Mine has that worn grayish toning found on other War Nickels. I didn't want to alter anything on the coin. Here's a look...  |
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those nickels are the odd balls of the sets I have.
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I am willing to bet there are 1946 nickels on silver alloy planchets, just the diagnostics are so difficult is why they aren't documented
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Henning counterfeited some 1946 nickels as well.
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Posted 02/01/2014 5:59 pm
