This means war! ..nickels

I don't want to hijack this thread because there are some beautiful coins being posted, and 1944 was my birth year. But, if interested, you can read more about the Henning nickels on this CT thread:

http://www.cointalk.com/t49143/

 

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If you hijack this thread, the terrorists win.

I have never heard of these nickels and the missing P. That is a great story. Thank you for sharing.

 

Wow, I love it...

 

Would love to see the other side and know that grade~~

 

Lance is just torturing us. I bet there isn't even another side.

 

Or maybe he is going to glue a war nickel reverse on it.....

 

Yeah it is. I have a few more I got from the same dealer that are not as strong. Don't know how it happened but they sure do look good.

 

I'm on the road and can't locate the reverse. Sorry!

It's a PCGS MS68.
Lance.

edited to add: The reverse is almost as clean but not quite.

 

I just sent in on Friday to PCGS a complete set of war nickels. Two were toners but all had at least 5 steps. War nickels are the only Jefferson's I collect. Jim

 

Another War beauty from PCcoins collection

 

Circulated War Nickels :yes:

 

Nothing wrong with some war nickels that went into service!

 

These are very beautiful coins .... thanks for sharing these beauties

 

Back home. Here are all three steelies along with a '44, just because.
Lance.

 

Here's a 1945 Half, just to mix it up a little.

 

Wow, very nice.

 

That is stunning. What's with the plus? I thought NGC was * and PCGS was +.

 

Here are my two NGC graded war nickels in older interesting NGC slabs with curious "W" and "T" labels (for "white" and "toning".

 

NGC has both a * designation and a + designation.

The * designation is for eye appeal, and indicates nothing about "premium quality for the grade". Coins that receive the * generally have nice toning or particularly beautiful luster or strike for the variety.

The + designation denotes a coin which is "premium quality for the grade" and almost graded to the next higher level. It has no bearing directly on eye appeal (but can be somewhat related).

It is possible for a coin to have both a * and a + for great eye appeal and for being a premium quality for the grade coin.

People often mistake the * for a PQ coin, but it is not. It is simply a notation that the NGC graders found the particular coin to have particularly beautiful eye appeal.

 

Oh ok, that is good to know. thank you. I guess that must be the first NGC + I have seen!