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It's a type one reverse (I looked it up for you on the P.C.G.S. website)
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There were "normal" (not war time silver) Nickels produced in 1942
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42 is when Philly mint switched to the 35% silver nickel - pre war nickles looked just like yours with NO MM. Later in the year when they switched alloy planchets the huge P was then on the reverse.
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Which means it's silver!  |
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Also I'm not stealing what you said about the metal content I was in the "reply to topic screen" for a little while because I needed to do something first.
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Brianlikescoins thank you I didn't even think to do that because I thought it may have been a Greaser. Thanks fuzzy317 and mark1959 I learned something new, awesome! Silver too!! I also picked up a 43 p War Nickel and I'm pretty sure I can see the 2 lurking behind it trying to soak it in acetone for a bit to remove the grime I'll post it if it still looks that way when it's cleaned up a bit . Edited by Potbellypub
03/30/2017 10:22 pm
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That's why Potbelly the Whitmans have two spaces in their albums & folders for a 42P and 42D  Moon on dream river for that 43/2, good luck! And NO it's NOT silver, started in mid-late 42 being switched to 35% silver, with tin and magnesium. Edited by Crazyb0
03/30/2017 10:30 pm
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No, it's not silver. Silver nickels have the mintmark above the building, where you're looking. This is a normal pre-war planchet, before they switched.
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This is the first 42 I had found I have a couple 43s and 44s so it threw me when I saw it without the mm. Thanks to all for the info. Crazybo I guess I meet to get a whitmans folder.
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03/30/2017 10:37 pm
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I didn't want to be the one to burst your bubble, so I'm glad someone else pointed out that it isn't silver! Since I have the RedBook next to me, I'll toss a few numbers at you: 49,789,000 minted at Philly in 1942 before they switched to the silver alloy (so no reverse mint mark), and 57,873,000 minted in Philly that year of the silver alloy. The one you want to watch out for is a 1944 without a mint mark -- that would be the Henning counterfeit. |
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Thanks druu I didn't know it was only the 44s I had read their were fakes and wasn't sure if it was one. Don't worry no bubble busted that's why I ask the experts. I have the Red Book beside me as well but in the 2017 the prewar nickels are on the page before the War Nickels so I missed it . |
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I think Henning had several sets of dies, so he cranked out nickels dated different years. (I haven't read up on it in a while, so I may not be completely correct.) I believe the 1944 is the easiest to tell due to the lack of a mint mark. His dies also had a looped R in PLURIBUS on the reverse. There's a recent thread here that went over the diagnostics other than the obvious no MM 1944. I haven't gotten in depth there since I only CRH cents, but it'll be on my read list if I pick up a box of nickels.
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a looped R in PLURIBUS Would you be kind enough to describe it please? |
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I'll be looking for that thread.
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