Did Don Taxay write about Henning Nickels in his book on counterfeit coins?
carlk
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Don Taxay wrote his book Counterfeit, Mis-Struck and Unofficial US Coins when Henning's Nickels were relatively new. Does anyone know if he mentioned them in this book? Thank you very much.
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I have a copy buried away somewhere. If / when I find it, I'll confirm if Taxay wrote about Henning nickels in that book.
Mattniss, thank you very much!
In his Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins (1988), Walter Breen wrote:
"the nickel alloy 1944 coins without mintmark are circulating counterfeits made by Francis Leroy Henning, of Erial,N.J.; these appeared in the Camden, N.J. area, Oct. 1954-June 1955. Coin collectors publicized them, aiding in apprehension and conviction of the forger."
More information regarding Henning and his counterfeiting operations (not limited to 1944 nickels) can be found at https://coinweek.com/a-collectible-counterfeit-the-story-of-henning-nickels/
Thanks Cocoinut. I forgot to check Breen. I am interested to see what early write-ups said about the counterfeits. I found a newspaper clipping from October 29, 1955 about Henning's arrest that had some details incorrect. This stuff is a lot of fun to read.