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On 5/8/2021 at 10:23 PM, Coinbuf said:

Welcome to the forum, first on the nickels I suggest that you weigh them as that is the first step to checking for an off metal coin.  Once you have that info you can compare to the known weight for a 1943 Nickel, I would expect that the weight will be in the ballpark for a normal 1943.  As far as I know NGC does not do any metallurgy analysis but I cannot say for sure on that.

Second the 63-D looks like just the common worthless strike doubling from your photos, however you can also check on Variety Vista VV Link and the VarietyPlus here at NGC NGC Link to see if your coin matches any of the known DDO or RPM's listed on those resources.

On 5/9/2021 at 8:00 AM, DWLange said:

The half dollar does simply just strike doubling, so it's not a variety.

The difference is appearance between the copper-nickel and copper-silver-manganese compositions is striking enough than someone familiar with the coins would be able to tell visually without requiring further testing. The only time a question would arise is when a planchet intended for some foreign coin was employed. This is a possibility, as the U. S. Mints struck quite a variety of coins for other countries during WWII.

So, if I sent the coins in for grading, the experts at NCG could tell me if my 1943 nickels are copper-nickel in composition or copper- silver-manganese ? I live in a very small town that is far from any cities of any good size. I do appreciate your input.

I just started getting interested in coins after a bad motor vehicle accident  1 year ago. if I submit a coin for grading, is the composition of the coin taken into account during the grading process? the reason I ask is because I have a couple of 1943 nickels, and I am wondering if they are the true nickel ones that may have slipped through the minting process. You see, I don't have the money for a metallurgy test per coin. I joined this company as I have coins that I don't know the value of, or their classification. I am dealing with some brain damage from my accident and am a slow learner and retainer of info. I am still trying to learn how to take good photos In fact I have a 1963 Franklin that I am curious about. Am I seeing what is called doubling on the reverse and does this coin have a RPM?