1943 P War Knickel Copper?

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  Oldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 21, 2019 1:52AM

  Looks like a normal, worn war nickel.

  There are numerous ways environmental factors can change the appearance of a coin.

  Member of the ANA since 1982

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  yosclimber Posts: 5,290 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 21, 2019 4:16AM edited July 21, 2019 7:00PM

  I'm seeing a 1943-P in the photos. [Thank you for editing the title.]
  They have a fair amount of silver in them, which causes them to tone darker than the regular copper-nickel alloy.
  They are supposed to be:
  "35% silver, 56% copper, 9% manganese"
  http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1942-1945-Silver-War-Nickel-Value.html
  So they actually have less copper than a non-war nickel:
  "75% copper, 25% nickel"
  http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1946-2007-Jefferson-Nickel-Value.html
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_nickel#1938–1945:_Early_minting;_World_War_II_changes

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  ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 21, 2019 4:30AM

  Looks like an ordinary, tarnished war nickel.... different environmental conditions will produce a variety of effects. Cheers, RickO

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  Hemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 21, 2019 8:22AM

  Silver

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  Ebeneezer Posts: 401 ✭✭✭

  July 21, 2019 10:07AM

  Magnet test it.

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