"fake" (Nickel) News! (1944 Henning)

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pound_foolish Valued Member United States 406 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 3:07 pm Two nights ago, hunting $30 in Brinks nickel rolls, this little fellow shows up. After sharing a bunch of photos with Joe Cronin, he indeed confirmed it's a Henning. Apparently the 1944s are all over the place weight-wise but die marker is the giveaway. Edited by pound_foolish 02/12/2026 3:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff

I6609 Pillar of the Community United States 1231 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 3:14 pm Would love to look but can't click on your upload. Now I can see it Edited by I6609 02/12/2026 3:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 3:20 pm Very nice! 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 74060 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 4:32 pm Great find! I love the Henning Nickels. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95740 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 4:56 pm excellent Henning nickel 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
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15419 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 7:14 pm Congratulations- well found. You have indeed a beautiful, well circulated, fake Jefferson nickel. Quote: but die marker is the giveaway. Actually the absence of the Philly Mint mark is the most prominent ID for these. Good to see another Henning nickel come to the CCF. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10520 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 7:16 pm What a great find! Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6498 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 7:34 pm Wow, what an outstanding roll find! Report this Post to the Staff
snailking1 Pillar of the Community United States 1275 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 9:48 pm WOW!! Very Nice! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHI Pillar of the Community United States 2731 Posts	Posted 02/12/2026 11:06 pm Impressive CRH find, big congrats! "Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254 Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7618 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 01:03 am Very nice find! Congrats! Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15419 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 05:13 am 16 years ago (!) we had a discussion about how to ID Henning nickels. The info remains accurate with this new CRH find. You can read it here: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...PIC_ID=53117 Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Petespockets55 Pillar of the Community United States 5772 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 06:09 am Its always fun to hear about a Henning nickel popping up in unexpected places. Congrats Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups. We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow. Report this Post to the Staff
pound_foolish Valued Member United States 406 Posts	Posted 02/13/2026 09:35 am Thanks, all! There is a mountain of info out there in the interwebs about these and some of it that was long ago dogmatic has been proved otherwise with exhaustive research by our own folks here and elsewhere. Common knowledge about the looped R, "theta O" and overweight coins seems to be canon to some but we know now about alternative reverse dies and the diagnostics to confirm. Obviously the lack of a mintmark on the 1944 reverse is a big clue. My local shop told me "nope" after seeing the weight and the lack of anyone locally with an XRF kinda left me looking for expertise. Joe Cronin was easy to contact and got back to me quickly, and gave me some outstanding info. I took some (marginally) better photos with a different lighting setup so you can see more accurately the whole coin. Due to wear it was not easy to spot the little dot above the left side of the Monticello building without magnification but it's there (photo in the original post). Report this Post to the Staff
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"Fake" (Nickel) News! (1944 Henning)