Did you know. by CaptBrian1

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I love trivia.

 

FYI: Five-cent coins minted from 1942 to 1945 did not contain any nickel. A special wartime alloy was used consisting of 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% maganese.

And I thought only the penny was different due to the war.

 

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[RWB]

Pick up a copy of "Pattern and Experimental Pieces of WW-II" if you want to learn much more.

[RichH]

All 1942s are wartime composition ?

 

Rich

[Mohawk]

Hi Rich,

No, they aren't. The wartime ones can be differentiated by the presence of a very large mintmark over the dome of the Monticello on the reverse. Even the Philadelphia strikes will have a large P mintmark in this style. The easy way to remember it is no giant mintmark over Monticello, no silver.

 

Hope this helps you!

[RichH]

Or maybe just say that the 42 without the P or the D are not wartime composition.

[Mohawk]

Rich,

That works too, and more simply than what I wrote. Sorry for a not so great answer there. I really was just trying to be helpful.