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Silver War Nickel Set

Cool little subset of the Jefferson Nickel.
Added in the proof to the usual mint state set to get a cool dozen coin set.

It's NOT certified, but I like the holder, too.

Any comments are welcome.

Thanks,

Chris


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  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Be sure to check it for doubled dies, especially the 1943 3 over 2. Further info can be found here- www.varietyvista.com

  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,515 ✭✭✭✭✭

    nice for sure. :)

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  • YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,493 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Always liked silver war nickels!

    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
  • scotty4449scotty4449 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice looking coins! Any full steps?

  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good looking set, nice touch adding the proof.

  • SIowhandSIowhand Posts: 318 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’m a fan.

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice, I like the holder. Presents well.

  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 14,787 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 23, 2020 10:16PM

    Ah, the Wartime Jefferson's, one of my fav's for sure! Many varieties to hunt through, that 's for certain. Beautiful set, dude. ;)

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  • air4mdcair4mdc Posts: 796 ✭✭✭✭

    Nice looking coins!

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,331 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I love the red holder AND the Jeffs. Classy looking...cool little set!

    Dave

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,410 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the look of that wtg

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,763 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice :)

  • JeffersonFrogJeffersonFrog Posts: 824 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Everyone needs a bu war nickel set and yours looks nice. I like the proof addition too.

    If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.

    Tommy

  • Tom147Tom147 Posts: 1,420 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A quite nice set you have there.

  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,589 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice set. My mom has a whole set in a capitol plastic holder. It is neat, although she overpaid for it back when she got it.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is a really nice looking set.... I have a set, really crusty, but put together from circulation... No proof, I did not think of that....will have to rectify the situation. ;) Cheers, RickO

  • Does anyone know why the 42-D is NOT a silver coin ?
    Only the 42-P & 42-S are silver.

    Legislation ?

    Any help would be great.

    Thanks,

    Chris

  • ShaunBC5ShaunBC5 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That’s a nice set. Did you make or commission the holder, or find one that had the proof spot already there?

  • Purchased it, this way.

  • mothra454mothra454 Posts: 277 ✭✭✭

    @SilverEagle1974 said:
    Does anyone know why the 42-D is NOT a silver coin ?
    Only the 42-P & 42-S are silver.

    Legislation ?

    Any help would be great.

    Thanks,

    Chris

    Hey Chris,

    Nice set for sure! Looks like the 42-D was minted before they changed the recipe:

    https://numismaticnews.net/article/the-1942-d-jefferson-nickel-underrated

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  • @mothra454, thanks for link.

    "After all, it was a 1942-D produced just prior to the release of the special war-time composition Jefferson nickels that were released in October of that year."

    It appears, the silver nickels did NOT come out until October 1942 ?

    So, now it begs the question, why the 42-P is both silver & non-silver, but the 42-D is only non-silver ??

    Assumption: I'm thinking 42-P was cranking out non-silver & 42-D was helping (non-silver).
    Legislation, of some sort, kicks in.
    42-P starts cranking out only silver, 42-D stops all production (due to the low 13 million mintage) & 42-S starts up production, producing only 42-S silver nickels.

    I think I'll have to check out the mintages of the Mints for that year.

    Was it common practice for Philly to start production, followed by Denver, & finally, San Francisco, each year ?

    Any input would be great.

    Chris

  • mothra454mothra454 Posts: 277 ✭✭✭

    Sure thing! The ironic thing to me is that the "silver" nickels are actually >50% copper. Which apparently was so scarce they had to make the 1943 cents out of steel :D

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  • Yeah, I'm surprised the nickels are NOT 90 % silver.
    And why was manganese added into the mix ??

    Chris

  • mothra454mothra454 Posts: 277 ✭✭✭

    Just off the top of my head, I'm guessing that a higher silver percentage would have pushed the melt value over face. Not good when you want a coin to circulate! As for manganese, I'm going to guess that it stabilized the alloy somehow? Chemistry y'know.

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  • Cool. Thanks for the info.

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