1946 henning nicke?

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  1. I don't think this is the right place to ask this question (BUT) I will. I recently acquired a bunch of old rolled coins. All he wanted was what he would get at the bank. Now my question, all of the roles were 40s & 50s and AU to BU. Some of the 1958 are almost black in BU condition. can someone tell me what I have?
     
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  3. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    I see it as a nickel with a hit (look at the dent coming across I and B, and the damaged U) that just happened to deform the R into a shape sorta like the Henning loop. What's left doesn't really look that similar to me. But I guess the extra half a gram outweighs (sorry) that...
     
  4. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the response but I'm still going with its a Henning.Coud it be damage?yes but I've looked at hundreds of 1946 nickels looking for one and none had this.So just a coincidental accident the so called(damage)is in the right spot.
     
  5. Bob Evancho

    Bob Evancho Well-Known Member

    Although I am no expert. I'll leave that to Jack D. Young with his great Coin Week articles. About a year ago I did a talk at our coin club meeting about the Henning Nickels and displayed examples of the defective R and the dot above the left side of Monticello. I enlarged the best pictures of your coin reverse and those of the best genuine Henning reverse and I would say your R is too straight on the right hand side of the R vertical bar and the suspected PMD goes too far up to the crossbar of the R. Your R is inconclusive to identify that nickel as a Henning due to PMD of the coin. In further research, I could not find any Henning nickel that weighs 5.5 grams. Scales can be wrong. Now one would have to identify a Henning nickel by the dots. One can also research this on the internet since there are many pictures of 1946 Henning nickels. Have you identified any dots, raised lumps on the coin? I would send the coin to ICG.
     
  6. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    Looks like some dots by Monticello and the rims have all these interesting lumps. IMG_20220217_143804.jpg IMG_20220217_144139.jpg IMG_20220217_144119.jpg IMG_20220217_144104.jpg IMG_20220217_144057.jpg IMG_20220217_144047.jpg IMG_20220217_144037.jpg IMG_20220217_144019.jpg
     
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  7. potty dollar 1878

    potty dollar 1878 Well-Known Member

    @Insider what do you think of it?I'm sure you've came across these in the.grading room yourself.
     
  8. Kevin Mader

    Kevin Mader Fellow Coin Enthusiast Supporter

    This could be it potty. The rim is what I was most focused on. Relative to my Henning, there is some similarity there.
     
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  9. Kevin Mader

    Kevin Mader Fellow Coin Enthusiast Supporter

    1939HenningMarker.jpg 1939HenningObv.jpg 1939HenningRev.jpg

    A couple of things:

    The R is not the only diagnostic. There were several obverse and reverse dies, so folks should not be stuck on the R, a Missing P, the dot (like mine) or the crack. My advice is to do a proper vetting before giving up on a specimen.

    Also, the weight characteristic is also not a given. My specimen weighs 4.97grams. Pretty normal. My specimen though has seen lots of travel, so some weight has been worn off and some of the rough spots on the rim, worn away.

    My specimen displays the common extreme flow lines on the obverse, but many specimens for other years look more like their 'contemporary' peers. I recall when finding this specimen, I almost put it back into circulation since it looked pretty rough for the date. The reality, it started out pretty rough and got rougher with the miles it traveled over 50 years.

    It is pretty exciting to see another Henning plucked from the wild!!
     
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  10. Jack D. Young

    Jack D. Young Well-Known Member

    Unfortunately NOT a Henning per my expert; just has coincidental damage near the right spot.

    A 1946 Henning image for reference:

    1946 henning.jpg
     
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  11. Mountain Man

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    @raymond fleissner start your own post with clear photos and post them Full Image please.
     
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