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shathe Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 12:52 am weight is 5.21 grams. I think henning nickles are around 5.4 g. I weigh nickels that are potential henning nickels based on year and mint, JIC. nickels are 'supposed' to be 5.00 grams, and most are very close to that. on the coin in question, there in not a huge glob or even a small glob of whatever would cause a coin's weight to go up (it's pretty clean). and there is no telltale chip on the 'R'. so question is, is this sort of discrepancy normal? Edited by shathe 07/20/2023 01:07 am Report this Post to the Staff

Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73974 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 12:55 am It's probably still within Mint tolerances. It's only a little bit overweight. Can we get some pictures? Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
shathe Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 12:59 am yeah, i'll get you some. it pretty much just looks like a 1947 nickel... [EDIT]: added Edited by shathe 07/20/2023 01:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 02:02 am I forget the exact mint tolerance for nickels, but 5.21 sounds a bit above what I would expect is allowed. That said, it's quite a bit lower than the 5.4 that henning nickels usually weigh, so a minor rolled thick planchet error seems like the more likely assumption in the absence of the notch, die crack, or a chemical analysis of the alloy. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 06:22 am http://goccf.com/t/407956 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 08:28 am I don't believe this is a Hennng nickel. Edited by Coinfrog 07/20/2023 08:29 am Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6495 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 09:16 am Check out this thread about another 1947 Henning nickel candidate. http://goccf.com/t/346086#2977150 The guy who is an expert and collects them says the 1947 Henning has a mass of 5.3g and there is a '47 version without a looped R. That is confirmed on ErrorRef.com. Mike goes so far as to say the die wasn't damaged in 1947 around the R. It seems the right way to identify the Henning includes the die dot to the left of the Monticello dome. https://www.error-ref.com/henning-c...feit-nickel/ I will say, the nickel above does look pretty well struck compared to the published Henning nickel examples. Although the reverse does have a strange 2 o'clock to 8 o'clock grain pattern like die polishing that seems odd for a nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95517 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 5:48 pm I tend to agree here, not seeing that looped R in it either. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
shathe Valued Member United States 178 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 6:26 pm Quote: I will say, the nickel above does look pretty well struck compared to the published Henning nickel examples. Although the reverse does have a strange 2 o'clock to 8 o'clock grain pattern like die polishing that seems odd for a nickel. yeah, that's what I was thinking, too. it's pretty well struck and the hennings are generally poorly struck. the pattern you see is pretty common on my older nickels. it seems like a planchet problem rather than a die problem. kind of hard to tell from the pics though. I do see it on a lot of older ('39-'50ish) nickels. the only indication that it might be a henning was the weight, which would be slightly higher still at minting. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6495 Posts	Posted 07/20/2023 11:15 pm Well, according to the ErrorRef article, what you need to check for is that die dot above Monticello. The mangled R isn't a reliable indicator for that year, and your mass is in the ballpark. Report this Post to the Staff
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