How Would You Label A Henning Nickel

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GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 03/30/2016 10:48 pm I recently purchased some nickel slabs for nickels. I plan on putting my 1944 Henning nickel into one of them. Looking for suggestions on what to put on the label I am not sure how much I can fit on label, maybe something like this. 1944 No P Jefferson nickel Counterfeit 1954 by Francis LeRoy Henning Loped "R" 5.4 grams Report this Post to the Staff

westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7613 Posts	Posted 03/30/2016 10:51 pm Instead of "Counterfeit 1944" I'd put "Contemporary Counterfeit 1944". Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 03/31/2016 06:33 am I can see adding "Contemporary" Maybe instead of "No P" put " no mint mark" Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 03/31/2016 07:27 am 1944 "Henning" Nickel Contemporary Counterfeit Jefferson nickel "No P" 1954 Francis LeRoy Henning Die:Looped "R" Weight:5.4 grams the sites autolink feature makes capital N in nickel lower case. Edited by OcalaFlorida 03/31/2016 07:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54280 Posts	Posted 03/31/2016 08:39 am lowercase (one word) lower case (two words) Jefferson nickel (not capitalized) Jefferson nickel (capitalized) Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4587 Posts	Posted 03/31/2016 4:03 pm I don't think the Hennings ONLY date to 1954, so you might add circa... Generally you lead with the most important... So I'd put Jefferson nickel 1944 No P (Henning, F. L.) Contemporary Counterfeit circa 1954 Looped "R" 5.4 grams -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
LibertyEagle20 Pillar of the Community United States 1180 Posts	Posted 03/31/2016 4:18 pm Just curious, what was the point of making a fake nickel (given the low value)? Even if you convinced someone it was silver, back in the 50s it wasn't worth a lot. Not knocking your coin GR58 as I think it's very cool and will look great in a slab. Just wondering why they made these in the first place. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 03/31/2016 5:14 pm Quote: what was the point of making a fake nickel If you do web search for Henning nickels there will be several links on this. Henning made die's, used a press, and made hundreds of thousands of nickels. I am not sure what his cost per nickel was, but sure he was making them for less than face value. I have read, he thought no one would check out nickels. He had been caught making Five dollar bills before trying nickels. His mistake was making a war year nickel, with out a mint mark. Collectors began to see them, and the search for the source lead to Henning. Mine is not a high grade example, I just wanted one. I think it is a nice addition to my Jefferson collection. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4587 Posts	Posted 04/01/2016 08:05 am One of the articles I read seemed to indicate that it actually costs Henning a little more than $0.05 to make a nickel. Although his production was large by counterfeiting standards, he hadn't really gotten to the point where economies of scale kicked in. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
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