1946 war nickel rare error

If you stayed around long enough to see everyone who posts junk thinking they’re going to be millionaires you would have a bit of fun in your answers. Nobody said anything overtly rude, they stated facts, and unfortunately for OP, didnt give him the answer he wanted. The collective knowledge on this site is amazing and you could learn a ton if you decided to stay around awhile.

 

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Too many people having never paid attention to the coins in their pockets see stories about the holy grail of coins on Youtube and other sites and come here with dollar signs in their eyes, then get angry when they don't get the answers they want. You can easily spot them by the fact that they just joined CT "today".
Search the forums for 'no S proof' and you'll see what I mean.
True, we don't suffer idiots very well, but at least they get accurate answers and we coddle no one.
You might not get the answer you want, but you will get the unvarnished truth and not false hope. We aim to please, but will not lie to you just to make you happy.

 

Actually FF I read somewhere recently that they started the silver composition in oct of '42 and used the standard mm until they started the '43. Here it is...Redbook.

 

Wow the typical hit and run OP. @brian caulfield you can drive your coin to NGC if you want. Honestly it looks like every other coin that has been worn and abused through the years. The simplest way to confirm your nickel is what you think. Take it and have it xrf scanned for it's metal content. It is an extremely rare coin and not one that you are just gonna find.

 

I hope you will hang out here a bit longer. You may change your opinion of the folks here. We have fun but you get honest answers. As a normal, false information gets corrected by someone before someone believes it.

 

You need to start keeping count of how many daily questions are of "million dollar finds" for just pennies, much less nickels, dimes, quarters, halves etc.

Just because there's a "click ad" at the bottom of many various websites that get people excited (and some website gets paid from the click) doesn't mean it's real.

NewBies simply jump on a concept and go with it, normally without any real research. Of course, not knowing details in detail, they brush over any negative information they may read simply by not understanding the information.

There's thousands of examples here of that, just 1955 DDs, and the list goes on and on an on.

The main issue is an OP states a "fact" then disregards experts input on reality. Then they'll stick to their "fact" without actually knowing any real facts.

It's a repeating, over and over and over scenario.

Maybe people should pay a fee for an answer, then maybe they'll think twice and do some more research. Of course I'm just joking.

It's totally amazing if you ask me. Here's a fun read ==> https://coins.thefuntimesguide.com/error-coins/
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I misspoke on the 42. That's what happens when I am trying to focus on more than one thing at a time. I was only thinking of the pre-switch 42 and 42D.

 

Yes 42 they made both. No 1942 D silver and no 1942 S nickel.
1942 plain nickel, 1942-D nickel, 1942-P silver, 1942-S silver.
And while this has already been touched on:

Of course there would be no large mint mark above Monticello on a 1946,
but it still could have been minted on a war time silver planchet.
That being said, it's not. If the OP thinks it is, have the composition tested, and
or send it out for grading.

 

Brian , All we can go on are the photographs you provide, and the appearance we see. Fred Weinberg, mentioned in the article you posted is a member here also. The coin will not change if you wait and get all the help you can. As Ldhair mentioned above, there are XRFspectrometers, that a large number of bullion coin shops utilize to tell the composition of metal. I suspect Southern Fla. has several . I suspect that the cost would be less than the trip and NGC, if they would look at it at all in person. There are other tests can could detect the difference, but they would damage the surface of the coin. Please don't be too hard on the forum, they are not holding it in hand, and new members bringing a coin they have read about and hope they have is an everyday activity. Welcome Jim

 

If someone posts something they don't know much about and listens to the opinions given about it, then they learn. If someone posts something and then goes on to argue at length about it, then they get crap. That's just the way it is.

 

@TERRY KUNTZ
I had a co-worker with the same last name as you.. It's pronounced Koontz correct?

 

Terry. You might not agree with them. I can assure you that their answers are to the best of their abilities. Food for thought

 

No, you're not, but I'd say you might have a thin skin. The long time members have seen too many people come here and not liking it when told their coin isn't what they think it is. If you think you have a valuable coin, post it, but be ready to back up your claim with some good research.

 

This information is false. It says "These nickels differ from those minted before and after World War II, as those were made from 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese." The way it is stated it makes it sound like nickels minted before the war and after the war were made out of the silver composition. This is based off of the use of the word those when describing the nickels.

 

Dang wikipedia

 

Perhaps you remember the saying about it being better to allow others to think you an idiot than to open your mouth and prove them correct? This is what came to mind when reading the should-be second paragraph of your post.

Yeah... the membership has nothing better to do than sit here all day lying to newcomers about their incredible and/or valuable finds, and not a single person shows up to intelligently counter them. Does this really make sense?

Let me explain something to you, dear enlightened one. It is sadly exciting when someone shows up with the genuine article, even if a trashed 95 1C DDO, and simply because of all the garbage we have to weed through on a daily basis. Yes, some of said garbage comes from folks new and willing to learn, but they're sadly in the minority. Now just stop and think about that for a moment, trying to imagine how it must be not only to deal with such nonsense, but also to have to listen to folks like you whine about what you do not understand.

That said, someone previously mentioned that most of the folks showing up with dollar signs in their eyes do not research. While this may be true, the greater problem is those that do take the time to look into their question before coming here do not "research" but simply seek confirmation bias. This means they ignore anything and everything that doesn't fit what they want to hear, and also helps explain why such threads often become less than pleasant.

 

At last it can be told...it's a vast conspiracy

 

Well I waited until I figured most of the feedback would be done. It was for the most part a lot better than I expected. ( paddyman 98) yes that is the way most people pronounce my last name, its not right, but we tend to leave it alone, because the alternitive is much worse. (Booksb4coins) I guess I didn't know I was being graded on my english comp skills. Who said anything about lying to anyone, all I was thinking was maybe a little respect. I completly understand how you guys could get frustrated with the same crap over and over again. But at the same time, (I don't know how it works all you guys just do this out of the kindness of your hearts, dont you?) If you are giving up your time pro bono you are still representing this company. You have more than likely been here for a while, and can't see it but If you gave people a good straight answer that dosen't make them feel bad, and if they still argue with you, then tell them to take a hike and quit talking to them.
And by the way I'm a conservitive we don't believe in conspiracies. But (Mr Kentucky) I did hear that the favorite in the derby is going to get the old stiff job, so his handlers can make a ton at the preakness. If I find a coin I like but am unsure of I will post it around midnight, and run.

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Actually a forum is to exchange information as there are so many different areas to numismatics. Some don't like errors and varieties but like bullion, others like ancient coins. but not anything more modern than 1500. Others like foreign coins for the vast variety. Others search 5000 or more cents from the bank weekly hoping to find anything interesting, others are only interested in the mechanisms of coin production, others collect forgeries and counterfeits, others collect only paper money....I could go on. We know that some think we are telling them incorrect info as Youtube, their local coin dealer, their great great grandmother who collected , etc. all seem to say they are quite valuable. We have kind hearted members who tend to answer each one, others only occasionally. If a member is really trying , members are usually encouraging them. But we are mostly human ( a few bots like to read us also) and when it is much more giving than sharing, even the best of humans have hesitation or is irritable. I won't apologize for some of them, they have memorized the rules and stay within them. If anyone new stays , they will learn a tremendous amount. Some of us have been very active in numismatics for over 50 years and we know someone will call us on something if we are wrong. Just because each of us is anonymous, we can try the best we can. Best of Luck, Jim

 

I'm endlessly sorry for how I separated the part of your post in question. Apparently someone can dish but can't handle even the most obviously innocent and unintended slight. Go figure.

As for the "lying" part, and again so much for the obvious, this is what I was referring to....

"..but I have noticed that the so called well known members are the ones who seem to think everyone who asks them a question is a edited

To me it seams like the big boys would hate it if anyone but them stumbled on to a nice find. So in my opinion they do thier best to make sure that it becomes as difficult as they can make it so that does not happen."

What we tell such people is either true or false, and if what we claim something is false when actually true, it would therefore be lying, right? Apparently, someone in his rush to ignorantly judge what he does not know or understand, didn't bother to think before spewing.

And it's laughable for you of all people to come here talking about respect. Your second post to this forum was nothing short of disrespectful to the regular membership as every single one of them has, unless you can prove otherwise, done more to help others than you. Maybe, just maybe, once you've shown yourself to be anything but another new member with nothing better to do than whine, it will then be worth taking you seriously. Lots of folks come here needing help, and you've been a member for over six weeks, yet not once have you even attempted to help a single soul.

Oh, and yes... most do freely give of themselves and their time to help others. What a concept, huh? And you claim not to believe in conspiracies....