1943 US Nickel Is It Rare Or Regular

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Katisblondy New Member Canada 10 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 10:02 am I would appreciate anyone's help I have a 1943 US Nickel and don't know how to distinguish whether it is a rare nickel or just a regular nickel Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 10:23 am It's not rare, but it is a "silver" wartime nickel so it's worth saving. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 05/27/2019 10:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6516 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 10:25 am 35% silver. Its a keeper Report this Post to the Staff
Katisblondy New Member Canada 10 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 10:46 am Thank you I appreciate the help Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12813 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 12:17 pm Nice find! The big "P" mint mark above Monticello on the reverse helps you identify that it is a war time silver nickel. Edited by CelticKnot 05/27/2019 12:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kopper Ken Pillar of the Community United States 3402 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 1:16 pm Goes along well with the '43 cent you posted. KK Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 1:31 pm If it was a 1943/2 with the P Mint Mark it would have some value but your photo is too small to tell . Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 2:38 pm If I remember correctly Canada made changes to its coins during WWII. You could make up a small set of WWII coins from both countries. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 2:46 pm CelticKnot is correct (to a point.) I remember being taught that the large mint marks were to aid in the removal of these nickels from circulation. Well, they were occasionally found during the sixties and into the early seventies. Then they disappeared. Report this Post to the Staff
KenKat Pillar of the Community United States 4085 Posts	Posted 05/27/2019 9:09 pm Yes, Canada made the Tombac nickel during the war, featuring a zinc / copper alloy that looked similar to a penny. My 7070 US Type Set My 7100 Lincoln Cent Set (now with updates!) Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 08:17 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 11:23 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 4:09 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 5:05 pm Though your pics are to tiny to tell, There's these https://www2.briansvarietycoins.com...tings/cat/16 https://www2.briansvarietycoins.com/shop/cat/4 Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15394 Posts	Posted 05/28/2019 6:49 pm to the CCF. Concur with all the good advice you have already received. This is indeed a USA minted 35% silver war time nickel. Do wish to clarify one comment made above with some data on finding these war silver nickels today: Quote: Well, they were occasionally found during the sixties and into the early seventies. Then they disappeared. I started roll searching USA nickels 10 years ago, and have looked through 393,300 coins. During my face value searches I have found a total of 138 war silver nickels - do the math and that's one war silver nickel 'find' for every 2852 nickels searched on average. So - yes ... they are still out there in the wild despite the large mintmark on the reverse and their circulated greasy grey color. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
1962penny Valued Member United States 173 Posts	Posted 05/30/2019 1:14 pm great find! Report this Post to the Staff
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