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Bella57 Valued Member United States 97 Posts	Posted 12/01/2016 1:19 pm I have only 2 Wartime nickels, found them CRH. So I'm not very familiar with their appearance. 1.)I started out questioning whether their is a lamination error on the obv between the WE & TRUST. 2.)Then I wondered what caused the crack on the obv that extends from the E through his chin to his neck. This made me question the metal composition. 3.)Should these 35% silver coins have these striations. The pictures I see online do not look this coin. What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/01/2016 1:25 pm It is a common alloy mix error on the 35% silver War Nickels. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dustin6 Pillar of the Community United States 3516 Posts	Posted 12/01/2016 1:46 pm Just a lamination. Very common on war nicks Report this Post to the Staff
Bella57 Valued Member United States 97 Posts	Posted 12/01/2016 2:30 pm Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 12/01/2016 3:46 pm Good questions. The first time you find these War Nickels with all this splitting and splatting it can seem most unusual. Still a good coin to keep as an example of same. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 12/01/2016 4:07 pm Nice find. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/02/2016 4:52 pm Indeed common on these particular issues. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/02/2016 8:47 pm It is a silver coin, so it is worth more than a nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
ElonU Pillar of the Community United States 703 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 2:53 pm The silver nickels are some of my favs! Always keepers! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 7:10 pm 1 and 2 are the result of laminations, 3 the streakiness is the result of poor alloy mix which when rolled out results in bands of slightly differing alloy that tones at different rates giving you the streaks. (The poor alloy mixing of the War Nickels composition is also why laminations are so common on these coins. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15466 Posts	Posted 12/05/2016 7:40 pm with all the above ... and the apparent die crack on the reverse legends is also indicative of the emergency war time issue of these tremendous coins. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
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