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I was just looking at my childhood nickel book and noticed this Jefferson nickel 1943P with the edge lifted and small cracks on the rim about the lifted area. Would this be considered a "lamination error" and does if have a value. Thank You, rockmonster695  |
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I have a similar War Nickel, but I think that due to the composition changes made during the war, there are many more lamination errors 42-45 than any other years. Perhaps I am wrong, but I think the silver didn't bond too well with the nickel. |
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I read up on a few sites and they all say that there is no nickel metal in these coins except a few bloopers by the mint. I used a powerful magnet and would not draw this coin to it, so that is out. Just wanted to know if it seems to be a lamination error or not. Thank for your response.
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IMHO it does appear to be a lamination error, but would help if the pictures were a touch larger. BTW -  |
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First, thank you for the comment, and I agree. What whould be the easiest way to post, repost or send the individual pictures if you are intrested in seing them. Joe
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I have a 1943P "Cracked Skull" lamination Jefferson, I will have to post images...
Rock...is yours the 43/2 variety?
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09/27/2010 3:12 pm
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Hi oih82x8. My Jefferson nickel is a 1943-P, which are 56% copper-35% silver-9% manganese. I think the combination of these metals is possibly what contributed to the lamination problem for this series issued during the war years. |
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First, thank you for the comment, and I agree. What whould be the easiest way to post, repost or send the individual pictures if you are intrested in seing them. Joe The easiest way to get larger images is to host them off-site like at Photobucket or a similar photo hosting site. |
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I finally got around to posting my 1943-P Cracked Skull Jefferson (I'm not sure if laminations are considered errors, but rather improper alloying of metals, prior to striking);  a little closer on the hair...talk about " split ends"!  The (de)lamination (crack) goes around the edge of the obverse and continues onto the reverse.  Edited by oih82w8
10/04/2010 2:02 pm
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oih82w8, that is one big headache, think that would inhance any error collectors collection. Thank you for posting the picture. Joe
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This is not my "type" War Nickle for my 7070 collection, but it does come up on occasion during "error-type-talks".  |
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If the crack goes through the rim and continues on the reverse, would that be a cracked planchet?
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