New find,1943-P and 1943-S Jefferson war nickel, Not silver.

Hi everyone, I have two very rare coins that I would like to get examined and certified,any experts that specialize in authenticating my coins!

1.) 1943-P Jefferson war nickel......not silver.

2.) 1943-S Jefferson war nickel......not silver

I did the drop test and the strong magnet test and I think the drop test works better with the silver has a high pitch and the clad coins give off a lower thump sound.

 

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Please don't mind the 2nd and 3rd find writing on the back of the coin holders, it's because I do have another 1943-S Jefferson war nickel that is not silver also and that one was my first find and it will remain for now in my safe. I only wish to authenticate and grade the other two coins......

 

Welcome to CT.

So you did the drop test. Very unreliable and something I would never do on a coin that could be as valuable as a 1943P war nickel without the silver.

There is no way we can give you an accurate answer to your question. When it comes to metal composition errors, like you think this is, the only way to tell is to send em in for grading or find someone with an XRF gun that can tell you the composition on the coins in question.

I see your screen name is Lucky John. Well you would be an extremely lucky John if ya found just one of these errors...and you are saying you think you have 3???

 

Wow, thanks for the quick response,I know it's late so thanks again, my first and second coins was over 20 years ago found and my 3rd about a few years ago, for my name......Lucky is a nickname given to me by close friends.....cause I have have been bless with many good thinks in my life....I did all my coin collecting over 30 plus years and now I'm selling it little by little and now I'm getting down to some of my more valuable ones......most of my coins were from bulk scrap That I buy....all circulated finds so a drop test isn't goin to harm it.....but thanks for your concern I appreciate it.

 

If you are selling them and want to get top price then I would suggest you find someone local who has an XRF gun. Like maybe a local college or university. The test will only take a few seconds for each coin. If they turn out to be what you think they are then getting them graded will get you top price. If they are not then you will be out nothing but your time unless they charge for the XRF. At the very least you will know for sure what you have before you sell em.

If they turn out to be transitional errors please post the results so we can see.

 

I will in on that info.....thank you again and I will keep you updated on the results,thank you again....

 

Is dropping a coin to hear the ring it makes all that reliable?

 

No. Not at all.
OP's coins are regular war nickels 99.999999999999999999% guaranteed

 

So, you think they are clad? Why clad? They look like any other 1943 to me. But, please keep us posted as your investigation progresses.

 

The title says "new find", but you have had them for as long as 20 years. What do you mean by new?

 

YAWN

 

They look silver to me.

The drop test is not reliable.

Rare means rare which means two silver looking silver war nickels probably are composed with silver

 

The greenish gray color gives the 35% Ag, 9% Mn and 56% Cu alloy away. Sorry, billon silver.

 

I have a dream...

 

The conventional copper-nickel alloy that is in the run of the mill nickel seldom turns this color. When a War Nickel has been out of circulation for a while, they call look like this. I think that you have a couple of normal War Nickels.

 

Almost all the war nickels I ever found (and they were common when I started collecting) looked more or less this color.

 

I'm pretty sure the 35% silver composition does not ring like 90% coin silver, but I don't have one on hand to check it.

Weight and specific gravity are essentially the same for both compositions. To tell them apart, you'll need that XRF gun, or a chemical test (which would require damaging the coin).

 

I think you got 3 of the real deals right there, how lucky is that it be like gettign struck by lightening 57 billion times all in a row!

 

I was born in 1943 and started collecting in 1948. The war nickels were special and I kept all I could. I have many 1943's. Depending upon grade and circulation, most of them look like those pictured here.