was there a 1939 Henning nickel?

if there was, how could it be identified, and how much are they worth?

 

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I haven't heard of a 1939 Henning, but I can't say I know them all.

You can look for the tell-tale loop in the R in the word "PLURIBUS."

I have heard that the planchets are a different weight, in fact, that was on another thread on this site that I haven't gone back to yet. It's possible the weight is different.

How much? If it's an undiscovered date, could be a lot. I see "regular" Henning nickels trade in the $20 range.

 

thanks for the info. would any metallurgic dissimularities possibly cause any odd aging characteristics?

 

Here's the dates for the Henning nickles: 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947 and 1953. I never read of any odd aging characteristics on a Henning nickle.

Lou

 

what would the henning 1939 have for a mint mark?

 

No mint mark on any of dates.

Lou

 

Here is my 1939 Henning Nickel. Sorry the photos are not very good. I'll have to take better ones. The hole in the vertical leg of R in PLURIBUS was the key to finding this one. I have 23 Henning nickels from 1944 and all have standard weights so weight doesn't help. So far this is the only date I have other than 1944.

 

what r henning nickels?

 

Guess I also should have rotated the photos. Sorry, I didn't see that until after I sent them. Now you will have to turn your monitor over.

 

Henning nickels are counterfeit nickels made in the 1950's by Francis Henning. He was caught because one of the dates he used was 1944 but he used a non wartime reverse with it and made it from the regular alloy instead of the wartime silver alloy. So they are also referred to as 1944 no P nickels.

 

HAGOP, here's a Henning nickel discription. http://www.numismaticenquirer.com/TNE/Henning%20Counterfeit%20Nickel.html

Lou

 

Isn't there some story that Henning dumped a whole bunch of his nickels in a river somewhere?

 

Yes, Henning lived in Erial, NJ and claimed to have dumped an estimated 200,000 nickels and some of his dies into the Cooper Creek before he fled to Cleveland Ohio which is where he was caught. An estimated 100,000 nickels reached circulation and by 1971 less than 1000 had been sent to or confiscated by the secret service. This information can be found in the booklet "The Counterfeit 1944 Jefferson Nickel" by Dwight Stuckey copywrite from 1982.

 

Is this a Henning?

 

I can’t answer your question. Hennings aren’t my thing….. What I can tell tell you is that for whatever reason, folks tend to ignore these old threads. Start a new thread with the photo you posted here. I think the coin chat area might get you the best exposure. Good luck.

 

Thanks.