Henning Nickel From A Bank Roll!

Wow what a find! That is the best coin you have found roll searching as far as rarity and value go.
If the 1944 fakes sell for 30 to 40 bucks in that condition, this even more scarce Henning should do even better. I hope I find one someday! Congrats!

MikeThePenny,

Here's a link.....

http://www.numismaticenquirer.com/T...0Nickel.html

I have spent the last half hour or so doing some 'Net research, and on another collectibles thread there is a claim from someone that says they sold a 1947 Henning at a show for $175, and after purchase the buyer said he would have paid three times that for it. If the 1939 is supposed to be the rarest, what would it go for? And some links claim that the 1953 is yet to be discovered, and others claim that there is a discovered 1953, but another undiscovered unknown date (presumably without the hole in the R)

Now I really want to read Dwight Stuckey's book on the Hennings. Looked on ebay; nothing there. Now on to Amazon.....

HA!

I have to admit I didn't keep track of any of it! But I will go find them again, and bookmark them this time!

Here is what I have so far:

http://(046) This link is not allowed by the Staff &threadid=723814&STARTPAGE=1

I'm glad I went back to look at this, because I found that I misquoted! I had thought that a poster on the forum in this link said that he sold the 1947 for $175 and the purchaser would have paid 2 to 3 times more. It actually said that the 1947 was sold 2 to 3 YEARS ago for $175, and the buyer would have paid more. But $175 is still pretty nice!

http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v07n13a09.html

Sorry to the Staff about the above disallowed link; I think I can understand why it isn't allowed! But the gist of what was there I summarized above.

So the website states that he made these with a few different dates. So do all of the dates have the looped/hole in the leg of the "R" on the reverse?

CND, You had me all excited LOL. I thought you had found where another 1947 had been sold. Archraz, Henning claimed to have made 6 reverse dies and not all have the hole in the R. Of all the Hennings I have about half have the hole and half do not. But I specifically look for Hennings without the hole so this total is skewed a little. Personally, I see a few more for sale with the hole than without.

Brannenworks,

Here is a link that might shed some light; the method of manufacture is discussed here a little.

http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v07n13a09.html

Wow that is a remarkable find. Congratulations!