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I came across a post from a member of coin community named "Strange Nickel" while googling about unusual (possibly counterfeit) 1941 Jeff. nickel.... I enlisted here and tried to do a member search and couldn't get anything...maybe I did it wrong...help... I tried to pull up his post from the "Jeff nickels and errors" section but it only goes back to 2011 , and his post was in 2010 with plenty of replies. I have found recently a very similar 1941 nickel that has a similar problem and wanted to communicate with him ...his post (thread) had a bunch of responses... I have included the web address here: http://goccf.com/t/68255 Maybe I need to pull up "archives" or something.  ..but haven't been successful...help please. I would like to resurrect that thread if possible.. Thanks for the help. Edited by golden eagle
05/30/2019 1:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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I remember that post,well, because I was intrigued by a 'cia or kgb tracker'.
I dont know if the OP is still around.
Tell ya what, post an image of your piece and let us have at it.
And BTW, welcome to CCF!
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Bedrock of the Community
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to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  Quote:
I would like to resurrect that thread if possible. You are welcome to start a new conversation here, referencing parts of the old topic, but one a topic has been archived it cannot be resurrected. |
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Thanks guys....and thanks for transferring to the correct section. The guy that had the 1941 jeff nickel made me think that maybe mine was also a fake...especially since I read about Henning...The thing that made mine very suspicious was that it was tarnished exactly like my war time nickels were...because of the silver content. I will have to learn how to take pictures with my cell phone and how to download to this site...which may take some time, fioti..but eventually I will get to it.... The colors certainly don't always reflect properly in photos like having it in hand... However, I did weigh it...it came in at 4.826 gms....but that doesn't seem to mean much since it is fairly well worn...circulated...and 0.2 gm could have worn off ? I'll try to get back to this when I can...the tarnished color really got me thinking it had silver in it...and wondering if Henning may have tried to counterfeit from silver blanks and missed on the date? Is there some other way to find silver content or do I have to find someone with an x-ray spectrometer ?  Edited by golden eagle
05/30/2019 5:39 pm
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Rest in Peace
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If you can weigh the coin, that would help, too.
Toning on Nickels is NOT a reliable determination of content.
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Weight first for sure, but also pictures. Pictures may reveal a lot. There is a specific gravity test also but I would start with weight and pictures.  Edited by Andy Herkimer
05/30/2019 7:04 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Hopefully you can post some photos of that coin. |
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Thanks for the help, guys. upon further inspection...under the bright light of sunshine, I realized I made a mistake. the color apparently appears to be from something that was spilled or coated over the coin and wore off gradually....sorry for the problem... As far as weighing, as I mentioned before; It weighs 4.826 gm. And I have convinced myself that weight determinations on Jefferson nickels don't seem to be very consistent across different dates... Here's my list:(using a very accurate digital scale with readings to .001 gram) 1941 ...4.826 gm. 1962,,...4.769 . 1982....5.013 1989....4.93 1981-D....5.056 2003....4.953 1996....4.984 all in fine to v.fine cond. except the highly worn 1941... Go figure... |
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However, I did weigh it...it came in at 4.826 gms....but that doesn't seem to mean much since it is fairly well worn...circulated...and 0.2 gm could have worn off ?
Believe it or not an uncirculated coin could actually weigh less than that. The spec is 5.00 grams but the tolerance range is +/- .19 grams, so an UNCIRCULATED nickel can weigh from 4.81 to 5.19 grams. So 4.82 grams is very believable for a well circulated Jefferson nickel. |
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Thanks Conder...I didn't know the "range" of tolerance....but it became obvious from my measurements it must be around 0.2 grams...Not sure how much is trimmed off by lower grade.
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