Need Help W/ 1943 P Nickel - Crack Filled With Gold/Brass/Copper Vs. Retained Strike Through

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GeoCoin63 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/16/2025 2:39 pm Hello, everyone. Can you help me identify what this material could be? This nickel has a crack or deep chip on the reverse, filled with a goldish-colored substance. At first, I thought it might be a retained strike-through but a microscope close-up shows what appears to be a filled area. I'd appreciate any comments coming from an educational perspective. I'm new to coin collecting. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 95694 Posts	Posted 04/16/2025 2:50 pm Just looks like something is on the coin. Like a tiny bit of glue that protected that part. 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
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 04/16/2025 2:56 pm to the Community! 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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74044 Posts	Posted 04/16/2025 4:09 pm To CCF! Looks like something's on the coin. A pure acetone soak should remove it. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
donnie59 Pillar of the Community United States 781 Posts	Posted 04/16/2025 7:47 pm to the CCF. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25146 Posts	Posted 04/16/2025 8:50 pm Perhaps a thin flap of lamination peeled up, exposing unoxidized metal below. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6498 Posts	Posted 04/16/2025 10:01 pm I am in Hondo's camp. That looks like it could be a lost lamination peel. The 35% War Nickel alloy was new during WWII, and the Mint had problems mixing it thoroughly. That could be a bright patch of copper, silver, or manganese underneath metal that flaked off. I see a grainy, parallel pattern that is a good indicator of laminations. Are there any other areas nearby that are bubbling up or flaking? It could also be a bit of surface that was scraped, stained, or something else entirely. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6498 Posts	Posted 04/16/2025 10:03 pm If you are new to coin collecting, I suppose I should add: that is a 35% silver War Nickel. People collect them, and there is about $2 of silver in that nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
GeoCoin63 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/16/2025 11:12 pm Thank you all for the valuable comments. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25146 Posts	Posted 04/17/2025 12:46 am And to the CCF, GeoCoin63! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15417 Posts	Posted 04/17/2025 05:57 am to the CCF Laminations are common on the War Nickel coins. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
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