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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***Hello CC, What do you guys think about this one? Nice red hue coming through this 1943 P War Nickel on the left. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. Thanks much! 
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Rest in Peace
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Photos too small to tell but I'm leaning towards an environmental toning .  |
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Could be environmental toning or chemical exposure.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Thank-you. but I've searched through thousands and thousands of pennies and haven't seen one like this. Why would you write it off from go? I can clearly see the color coming through and I don't think this is a silver coin. What about the weight difference; anything there?
The pics are horrible, my apologies and thanks again.
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Pillar of the Community
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could it be a Henning Nickel?
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@RH, well we see gazillions of different colors/toning on cents (and nickels) posted to CCF and the vast majority of them are simply due to chemical or environmental exposure. You might have found an off-alloy nickel that circulated for decades without anyone noticing, but the odds are definitely not in your favor.
How about if we start fresh? Please crack that nickel out of the 2x2 and post some really good pics to this thread for us to take a closer look. Thx.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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I don't think for the wear that that is a significant difference in weight. Larger photos to see if it's a Henning (counterfeit).
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Pillar of the Community
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It is not a Henning counterfeit because he did not include a mintmark on the reverse and the coin in question has one.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm confused - OP title says 1943 nickel "not a silver coin" but pic shows a coin with P above dome, a war (silver) nickel. What am I missing here?  |
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frog, if I am interpreting the OP correctly, he/she thinks that based on the weight and color, this specific nickel may be made from some other alloy.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Thank-you. but I've searched through thousands and thousands of pennies and haven't seen one like this. Makes sense to me. Quote:
What about the weight difference That could be a combination of circulation wear and minted on a thin planchet. Thin planchets are a common cause for a coin being under weight. |
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Thank-you. but I've searched through thousands and thousands of pennies and haven't seen one like this. Wait what, I thought you were talking about War time Nickels . |
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It looks like a normal worn silver War Nickel to me. That color is not unusual for them. As for the weight differences, tolerance can allow it to be as low as roughly 4.8 grams, and the 43 is significantly more worn than the 44. |
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LOL, yeah we are talking about nickels, but I searched through so many pennies...
Still learning here so I really do appreciate the support.
This is not easy; but I LOVE it!
Thanks
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