Mrph12 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I found this 1943p Nickel looks non silver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Why do you say this? What makes you think it’s not silver? Modwriter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrph12 Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 It just don't look like my other silver nickels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scopru Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Perhaps show some other of your nickels and then tell us what you think is different about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrph12 Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 Ok will do thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Mrph12 said: It just don't look like my other silver nickels. War nickels come in many more widely varied looks than perhaps any other coin except modern zinc cents. Those are just differing phases of corrosion. Modwriter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 The "problem" with this War nickel is lack of the customary wear one would expect to find most noticeably on the shoulder where it would appear as a dark gray owing to the coin's tri-partite composition. Not only is your nickel an authentic silver-bearing coin, it is of a higher grade than any I have ever found in circulation before they were all gobbled up by collectors and speculators. The silver melt value of war nickels on the lower end of the grade spectrum is currently worth: $1.38. Modwriter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrph12 Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 Thanks everyone for the feed back. I appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Blaine Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 I have 1943p war nickel that'd been tested non silver . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Blaine Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) Can I send it to ngc for grading . It's been tested by me . With silver testing solution.And at jewelry store Edited June 9, 2023 by Michael Blaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) On 6/9/2023 at 4:07 PM, Michael Blaine said: It's been tested by me . With silver testing solution.And at jewelry store Sorry. These don't count as real "testing." Nearly 6 months elapsed between the last CuNi 5-cent coin production and the new CuAgMn alloy in 1942. Regular alloy did not return until 1946. Edited June 9, 2023 by RWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 @Michael Blaine : I believe you were given a "hot shot." If that sounds like a street drug term, it is. The "precise" percentages of the alloy used in war-time nickels was 56% copper, 35% silver and 9% manganese. When you say it was "tested," I would like to know the "method" used, and more to the point, if it were sophisticated enough to indicate what the specific percentages were. Let's not forget, over half the coin was comprised of copper and, adding manganese to the mix, indicates fully 2/3 of the coin was non-silver. Further testing is required. No more simpler than that. IMHO. Sandon and powermad5000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 On 11/10/2020 at 1:23 PM, Mrph12 said: I found this 1943p Nickel looks non silver I cannot see the nickel you posted but I am sure it is the real deal. If you are looking for a rarity like a left over planchet from a 1942 type 1 you are on a one in a million search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 On 6/10/2023 at 7:19 AM, J P M said: I cannot see the nickel you posted but I am sure it is the real deal. If you are looking for a rarity like a left over planchet from a 1942 type 1 you are on a one in a million search. 1 in a million is a sure thing next to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleRJO Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 On 11/10/2020 at 1:23 PM, Mrph12 said: I found this 1943p Nickel looks non silver I have quite a lot of silver and part silver coins, which can vary in appearance but it looks like part silver to me. Did you compare your coin to other silver alloy nickels and realize it wasn't an astronomically rare off-metal planchet error? On 6/9/2023 at 4:07 PM, Michael Blaine said: I have 1943p war nickel that'd been tested non silver ... at jewelry store What were the percent compositions, which the jewelry store would have had if tested with modern XRF equipment. Anything other than modern XRF or SG testing, including negative results of an indicator, are worthless imo. On 6/9/2023 at 4:07 PM, Michael Blaine said: Can I send it to ngc for grading . Sure, but why would you want to spend about $80 to have that done? Having a 1943-P war nickel with an off-metal planchet error is astronomically rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
