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Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 03/27/2010 4:39 pm I got an album of Jefferson nickels that my grandparents had started and noticed that on the first page that 1942 is the only year that has has 4 slots. "1942, 1942-P, 1942-D, 1942-S." What I currently have in those slots is a Silver P,S and a Nickel D. Now I know that 1942 was when they started using silver instead of nickel because of the war. My questions are; 1. Did they make "Nickel" nickels for D P and S as well as their silver counterparts? 2. What would be the difference between the "1942" and "1942-P" nickels, other than Silver/Nickel comp, and if that's it, why is there no slot for D nickel / silver? 3.Are these differences referred to as "Type I / Type II" , "Regular / Silver" , etc? Report this Post to the Staff

DylansDad Valued Member United States 476 Posts	Posted 03/27/2010 4:47 pm to CCF! Lots of answers here...hope you stick around awhile. Before 1942 they made Nickels in Philadelphia, Denver & San Francisco. Before they switched the composition to silver in 1942, only Philadelphia had struck nickels, thus for 1942 there are: Plain 1942 - Copper/Nickel composition 1942-P - Silver 1942-S - Silver 1942-D - Silver Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15384 Posts	Posted 03/27/2010 5:19 pm Indeed .... With no disrespect intended ...... please allow me to clarify a little bit of the above reply ..... 1942 nickels were minted in the 'traditional' 75% copper and 25% nickel composition at both the Philadelphia and Denver mints. These coins were minted using the normal mint-mark conventions ..... that is .... no mm on the Philly coins and a 'D' to the right of Monticello on the Denver coins. War silver alloy 1942 coins were minted in Philly and San Francisco. These coins followed the new mint-mark convention of the large "P" or "S" above the dome. Sooooooo ..... 4 total 1942 coins ..... by mint ... San Francisco .... Only war silver alloy Denver ..... Only Cu/Ni alloy Philly .... both alloys .... and hence the Cu/Ni alloy is known as Type I and the War Silver alloy is known as Type II. HTH David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 03/27/2010 5:24 pm Thanks! Ahhh that makes sense. Edited by Namachieli 03/27/2010 5:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DylansDad Valued Member United States 476 Posts	Posted 03/27/2010 6:53 pm Oh. All hail nickelsearcher. See...fun place here. Edit - What do I know...I just plug holes. Edited by DylansDad 03/27/2010 6:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 03/27/2010 7:48 pm Yea I'm glad to be here. I'm sure ill have plenty more questions. I inherited from my mom (still alive) Lincoln Cent, Jefferson nickel, and Roosevelt dime albums, and since myself have started all the way up through President dollars, JFK 50cent, and Washington / Statehood Quarters. Say, wheres a good (reasonably priced) coin buying source... other than ebay :) Edited by Namachieli 03/27/2010 7:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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