Question for coin roll hunters-Do you check 1939, 1946, 1947 and 1953 nickels for Henning nickels?

rec78

Ok, the 1944 is quite obvious because of the no MM and nickel composition. But the other date Hennig's are worth a lot more, even junky looking. I admit to not thinking of checking and weighing the 1939, 1946, 1947 and 1953 nickels that look suspect.
From now on I will be checking all of these coins. The tell - R loop - is not the only reverse. I think that these are the only dates (1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, & 1953) for Henning's, someone correct me if I am incorrect.
.I will bet you that there are a lot of these still floating around because not too many roll hunters are searching for them. Up until this moment, when I saw a beat up coin, no matter what the date, I just through it back. Not anymore!!

This crappy looking 1946 Henning sold recently on eBay for $800.00!! This coin does have the R loop tell.
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OAKSTAR

@rec78 said:
Question for coin roll hunters-Do you check 1939, 1946, 1947 and 1953 nickels for Henning nickels?

Absolutely!

Calling @JWP

Dug13

positively!

JWP

@OAKSTAR Every time I come across one of these 4 dates, I checked it for weight and put-it under a digital microscope. Right now I'm searching Ebay for raw nickels and check each listing for die markers. I might have found a couple but the jury is still out. This a blow up of the left side of Monticello's dome.

There is a small dot in this area which is a possible die marker for a Henning nickel. I'm not sure about this one, but it is still a possibility. I still have 5 nickels inbound and some of these have "R's" with defects . I will post an update when I receive all the nickels and decide if I have enough proof to submit to ICG. Also, the weight has been proven to be as low as 4.67 grams to 5.4 grams, The Henning nickel is not always over weight, which also makes the non-defective R's tough to proof.

JBK

There were a half dozen reverse dies so specific die markers can be tricky.

And, I set aside all potential Henning years for later scrutiny.

ricko

I have a jar full of nickels (and jars of other coin denominations) that I will need to search at some point. The Henning counterfeits will be one item on the list. Cheers, RickO

Coinscratch

Would someone please explain wth is a Henning Nickel? Cause I'm getting that sick feeling in my stomach that usually happens when I find out about a coin I had no idea about - Boxes of Nickels gone by but many saved for MS quality so...

Edit: Okay I watched a few vids so now I'm armed and ready, problem is I throw back worn coins so unless its in MS quality I do not have one.

Kliao

I've never really liked to search nickels, but with the few boxes that I have searched, I didn't know what a Henning was at the time.

OAKSTAR

@Coinscratch said:
Would someone please explain wth is a Henning Nickel? Cause I'm getting that sick feeling in my stomach that usually happens when I find out about a coin I had no idea about - Boxes of Nickels gone by but many saved for MS quality so...

Edit: Okay I watched a few vids so now I'm armed and ready, problem is I throw back worn coins so unless its in MS quality I do not have one.

If you've thrown back worn nickels over the years, you may very well have thrown back a Henning. I don't believe there are any Mint State Henning's out there.

Kurisu

Always