1943 nickel How can you tell if it was struck on non silver planchette?

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Yes sorry. I heard that some 1943 nickels were struck on a non silver planchette and they were supposed to have certain percentage of silver in them from 42-45. Sorry if it doesn’t make sense but that’s why I’m asking to find out.

 

weigh it...

 

Ok thanks

 

What's going on with the eye?

 

... and before the grammar police bother you, it's "planchet", not "planchette" ;-)

 

I was wondering how long it would take. That means you are the grammar police!

 

Weigh it? All nickels weigh 5.0.
Shield nickels, 5.0, V nickels 5.0, Buffaloes, 5.0, Jeffersons 5.0, silver war nickels 5.0.

 

Are we over thinking this?
Large reverse Mintmark= 35% silver
No Large reverse mintmark= 0% Silver

 

We absolutely are....there are some members on this forum who have overthought this exact same topic through multiple threads and over several months.

 

This one ha lg reverse mint mark

 

It is most likely 35% silver. The war nickels usually have a different look about them. Because of the composition. Nickels are 75% copper and 25% nickel.
But the war nickels are 35% silver 9% manganese and 56% copper.

 

Planchette is the original word ( french) degradated to planchet when referring primarily to coins in English speaking countries unless someone finds a RARE mint error where the coin was "Accidently" struck on a Ouija board planchette and Graded by your favorite TPG.

 

You are correct, it's possible. https://www.pcgs.com/cert/84975382
It's not going to be easy to prove what your coin is.

 

Specific gravity and/or an XRF test. SG of coppernickel is 8.92 War nickels are between 9.25 and 9.32. XRF will show either high percentage of nickel or a high percentage of silver should be definitive either way.

 

I seem to recall that nickel is slightly magnetic. I don't have a magnet nearby, but if this is, in fact, true, then bring a magnet near a coin of each composition and see if the nickel one moves at all. Anyone want to try this out?