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Valued Member
United States
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I'm told that there are rare 1944 War Nickels that were made on a non silver planchet. Does any one know how to tell the difference? |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Haven't heard of any but if there were, they would probably be attracted to a magnet.
Silver is non magnetic.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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have not heard of those, if they were made on a standard nickel planchet they would not be magnetic, but if on other planchets they could be magnetic
when uncirculated, the wartime alloy typically has a slightly different color than the standard alloy, and usually a signifcantly different color after circulating, but in order to spot this you would first need to train your eye with known examples of both types
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Same, never heard of such an animal, unless you're referring to a Henning nickel.  to the CCF! |
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Valued Member
 United States
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What is a Henning nickel?
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Valued Member
United States
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Jimmy d, I don't think that would be true because regular nickels are not affected by magnets
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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What is a Henning nickel? Use the search box at the top of the sidebar. There is information there. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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to the CCF Henning counterfeited nickels in the 40s don't know if 44 was one. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
The Henning nickel is a counterfeit - the most easily recognized date (of several) is 1944 because it lacks the large "P" mintmark of a genuine 1944 silver nickel.
Edited by Coinfrog
05/09/2022 6:03 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Coinfrog, thanks that made it simple.
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Moderator
United States
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Does any one know how to tell the difference? Weight. Off-metal planchets almost certainly weigh different amounts. "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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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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In MS condition and higher, 35% War Nickels have an obviously different paler white color. When very worn, they often display obviously differentially darker patches in those areas where they are worn. That is due to the differential toning of the copper and manganese in the alloy. I am rather fond of War Nickels, because they are one of very few coins anywhere in the World that have manganese in the alloy. |
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United States
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What was your source about the non-silver wartime nickels? |
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Valued Member
United States
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DEARBORN, I'm not completely sure of my source, but it may have been couch collectables.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@ Dear, Look on the document I sanded to you. There you find the true.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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What it is the weight of the coin? By the weight we can determine if the coin was struck on foreign planchet. For 1944 are 4 possibilities if the diameter it is 19 mm.
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05/10/2022 5:24 pm
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Posted 05/09/2022 2:29 pm
