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1942 Nickel Question

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Just doing a bit of CRHing and I found this. It certainly doesn't look like a War Nickel, but I'm not for sure. I was reading that before the silver nickel alloy was in effect, the Denver mint finished the 1942 nickel batch. Yet, there is no D mint mark, which might be normal. I could be asking a stupid question but oh well.

I know it isn't from Philadelphia, as there is no problem, and I know it isn't from San Francisco, as it's not a proof. I'm assuming it's from Denver, and is one of the nickels that has no silver content, tell me, what do you guys think?


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Here's all the information you need to know about. https://coinvalues.com/jefferson-nickel/1942
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There were two types, one clad and zinc and the other silver. On the non silvers, the philadelphia has no mintmark. You have a normal clad-Zinc nickel. Just my opinion, Keep searching! :)
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Alright, thought as much! Thanks both of you, huge help!

Just got finished, didn't find much, luckily I did find a 1970 - S, which is one of the only LMC I was missing, just one more go! Don't worry, it wasn't the 1970 - S small date sadly.
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Unless mint mark was removed or grease filled, the current images suggests Philadelphia mint. Composition: 75 Cu, 25 Ni. Thanks, Doug.

Date: 1883 to 1942
Weight: 5.000 Grams
Tolerance: +/- 0.194 Grams
Diameter: 21.21 (mm)
Composition: 75 Cu, 25 Ni

Date: 1942 to 1945
Weight: 5.000 Grams
Tolerance: +/- 0.194 Grams
Diameter: 21.21 (mm)
Composition: 56 Cu, 35 Ag, 9 Mn
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Halo1st post I agree with.
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