1946 henning nickle

Henning nickel

Hello everyone. I am a college student and I have been a very serious collector ever since I could afford coins better than just common morgans. I have been interested in the henning nickel for quite some time and I cant seem to locate one. If anyone knows where I could find one it would mean alot if someone told me where I could pick one up. My email is EDITED--Not a good idea to post your personal email. Thanks everyone!
-Josh Zachman

 

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

Josh,

Welcome to CoinTalk.

I bought a Hening NIckel on eBay a couple of years ago. I see one on eBay every few months or so. Be patient and one will show up. Or you may find one at a coin show.

Also, you may want to edit out your e-mail address from your post. Members can PM (private message) you to contact you.

I hope you hang around and become a regular member. What other coins do you collect?

 

I have been collecting Henning nickels for several years now. I currently have 21 of them. 12 have the hole in the R of Pluribus on the reverse as pictured in a previous thread and 9 do not and look normal. Henning claims to have made 6 different reverse dies to go with the 6 different obverse dies. But the hole in the R seems to be the most common. I have been roll hunting Jeffersons for years and keep all nickels 1958 and before. I store them in solid circulated rolls. When I first heard the Henning story I checked all of my 1939, 1946, 1947 and 1953 nickels for the hole in the R. I actually found a 1939. I took the coin to the ANA summer seminar two summers ago and was told it certainly looked like a Henning nickel. So these can be found in other dates using this diagnostic. I also have a friend who is a dealer and he had a 1946 Henning nickel with this reverse about 4 years ago and sold it at a Baltimore Coin Show. I asked him what it was worth and he said a guy looked at it at the show and asked how much for the nickel. The dealer didn't know what it was worth and just said $175. The man paid it and left with the nickel. My dealer friend told me "All I can tell you is it must be worth at least $175." I think this is a fascinating nickel and alot of collectors don't even know about it. The fact that they still circulate in dates other than 1944 and the hole in the R is the only way to currently tell them apart adds to the story.

 

How do you know the 9 that don't have the "hole" are hennings?

 

All 21 coins are 1944 no P Hennings. The 1939 is my 22nd Henning nickel. The hole in the R is not the only reverse for the 1944 no p Henning nickel. This is just the reverse that is used to identify the other dates.

 

Mr. Henning had also been previously arrested for counterfeiting 5 dollar bills. Here's a link with a picture of the 1944 Henning nickle. http://www.numismaticenquirer.com/TNE/Henning%20Counterfeit%20Nickel.html

Lou

 

If you would like to read more about this, a small paper cover book was written in 1982 called "The Counterfeit 1944 Jefferson Nickel" by Dwight Stuckey.

 

Thanks. BTW I wasn't doubting you, just wanted to know for myself.

 

It was a good question. Sometimes I type so fast I'm not clear.

 

To respond to hobo, I collect morgan dollars and higher end type coins. Im actually a freshman in college and i have been buying alot of unique things lately. This is kind of the reason why I wanted to buy a henning nickel. They are pretty unique and are just kind of a rare commodity.