Im Just Trying To See If My1942 Nickel Is Worth Anything And If So How Much

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ashleydw New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 09/18/2017 10:45 pm Hey everybody - new coin roll hunter here... I've been going through rolls of dimes/nickels/pennies for the last few weeks and today I had what I thought was my FIRST SILVER! Now I'm unsure, what's the value on this coin. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Mark1959 Pillar of the Community 7234 Posts	Posted 09/18/2017 11:03 pm 42-P non silver. Minted by Philadelphia Mint early in 42 before they switched to 35% silver plantchets with the large P over the memorials dome. Your coin in that shape has no premium. Report this Post to the Staff
Steele Pillar of the Community United States 1119 Posts	Posted 09/18/2017 11:06 pm the silver issues have a large mint mark on the reverse above the dome, yours does not. 1942 type one 5c in this grade worth about a nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/19/2017 03:32 am Yeah, that's the one that was minted in both compositions. Yours is not of the 35% silver type because of the aforementioned mintmark thing. Here's a comparison (courtesy PCGS) of Type I (non-silver) and Type II (35% silver): All silver nickels ( War Nickels) have a large mintmark over Monticello's dome on the reverse. I hope this helps. Don't be discouraged! War Nickels can still be found in rolls and change. I don't heavily roll-hunt by any means and I've found one. Good luck! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 09/19/2017 08:34 am Keep searching. We have folks report neat finds here almost every day. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/19/2017 4:01 pm Sorry! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
babysitr Pillar of the Community United States 1339 Posts	Posted 09/19/2017 10:17 pm This is how we all learn,and continue to learn! Report this Post to the Staff
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