Any guesses as to why these two war nickels a P and a S have such different color tones? The P looks dirty but it is much more than that. The color tones are vastly different, much more pronounced then what picture shows , the S is very bright. I don't remember when or where i found these but i've had them awhile. Thanks for looking.
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Odd color tones on war nickels
- Thread starter yowow#1
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Every War nickel i dug up looks like the one on the right, definitely silver in it.
Could be a number of nickels were minted the old way just prior to the silver alloy mix decision.
Whats the date on the left nickel?
A good coin collector or someone else here might be able to clarify if in fact the date is of the silver War nickel years.
Who knows it might be collectable.
Could be a number of nickels were minted the old way just prior to the silver alloy mix decision.
Whats the date on the left nickel?
A good coin collector or someone else here might be able to clarify if in fact the date is of the silver War nickel years.
Who knows it might be collectable.
The silver nickel on the left looks like what a well circulated never in the ground silver nickel almost always looks like. I've dug a couple that looked similar to the one on the left, but the one on the right looks more like a typical dug coin.
The manganese in the silver war nickels is why you often see degeneration when they come out of the ground.
The silver nickels I've dug have varied widely in appearance and how they've reacted with the ground. Likewise, there is no typical silver nickel VDI.
Silver nickels were minted 1942-1945 and beyond their different metallic composition and wear characteristics, all of them (including Philadelphia strikes) have that big mintmark on the upper reverse of the coin.
All of the silver nickels have silver bullion value many times higher than face value and are fun to find, but none of the dates are rare. If I remember correctly, the 43-D was the lowest mintage. Except in high grade, it doesn't command any premium over bullion value that I know of.
The only year both traditional nickels and silver nickels were minted was 1942.
The manganese in the silver war nickels is why you often see degeneration when they come out of the ground.
The silver nickels I've dug have varied widely in appearance and how they've reacted with the ground. Likewise, there is no typical silver nickel VDI.
Silver nickels were minted 1942-1945 and beyond their different metallic composition and wear characteristics, all of them (including Philadelphia strikes) have that big mintmark on the upper reverse of the coin.
All of the silver nickels have silver bullion value many times higher than face value and are fun to find, but none of the dates are rare. If I remember correctly, the 43-D was the lowest mintage. Except in high grade, it doesn't command any premium over bullion value that I know of.
The only year both traditional nickels and silver nickels were minted was 1942.
GeorgeinSC
Well-known member
I have a complete set of war nickels that I purchased back in the early 60's. None of them have retained the silver color and all are a darker grayish color.
Possibly the minerals in the soil may have made a difference in the color of the coins that you dug.
Possibly the minerals in the soil may have made a difference in the color of the coins that you dug.