Just wanted to get thoughts on this 1942 wartime nickel. The vertical line beginning at the “L” in LIBERTY. The “2” in 1942. TIA, Mark
It's not "war time" as those were 35% silver. Philly made regular nickels and silver war nickels in 1942. Denver only made regular nickels in 1942. San Francisco only made silver nickels in 1942. That line could be a lamination. Which would give this a little value.
Philadelphia issue in 1942, no silver and no mintmark are normal. Nothing on the reverse sticks out but that live you refer to on the obverse could ba a minor resigned and now well worn lamination error. If there's a crack along the left side of that area then it's probably a lamination.
Just wanted to let you know that with a 10x loupe I am able to see a crack on the left side. It actually starts higher than I though, begins above the L. Tks
That's the lamination issue. It looks like it's worn smooth but cracked on the left side high up by the L. Do a little research on lamination errors. You will learn something and it will help you to understand what happened to cause this. I find them interesting. The 2 is damage. Notice a groove in the metal and to the opposite side the metal is raised. That's when the coin was hit and the metal was pushed to one side. A classic example of damage. You should see it easy with a 10x.
