1943/2 war nickel

Hey guys this is my first post here never really dabbled with any of the coin forums on the internet. Have been a collector for years tho. Anyway what is the consensus of this forum on this war nickel? Do you guys think it's a 42/3 or no?

 

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From that image no one could make a call, I see something in the loop,of the 3 but without a clear image you can't tell.
There's are several 43 P ' s that have a die chip in the date.
That aren't the 3/2.
Lastly from what I can determine the condition of your specimen wouldn't be worth grading as unless these are mint state they hold only a small premium .

 

Like Paddy54 said its really hard to tell without some sort of USB microscope or really good camera image. However I also see some raised up stuff going on around the date certainly worth a good look. Its not a super expensive coin in that grade like Paddy54 also pointed out and probably not worth going out and getting a USB microscope for although they are pretty cheap.

 

http://varietyvista.com/04a JN DD Vol 1/1943PDDO003.htm

 

I see something outside the top loop of the 3. (Upper right) but maybe it's MD?

 

Appreciate all of the replies. This site is frickin awesome. As far as microscopes go, I just use one of those add on camera lenses to my iPhone 7. It can zoom up to 100x.

 

I'm gonna post a few other pictures in a moment let me know what you guys think. I most certainly know I didn't hit the lotto hehe but for scrap it might be a good find.

 

Here is just a reg pic of the obverse.

 

Regular pic of reverse

 

Here is another close up

 

Let me know what you guys think... like I said I know I didn't stumble upon the gold rush just curious. Thanks

 

Sorry no that's not the variety . The variety has like a fish hook barb.

 

no, not the overdate.

 

Thanks for the replies! I clearly see the hook in regards to the 3. My original picture seemed more convincing. Oh well.

 

I have seen several that are on par with your coin. None are the 43/2 variety . That said one needs to remember that the 1943 nickel probably is the year with the most varieties over all. On the 1943 P there's over 70 RPM ' s alone ! I would venture to say the true variety of the 1943 nickel be it P,D or S would be one that had none of the varieties known. You can refer to the following sites for other references to the complete 1942-1945 war nickel series .
Varietyvista.com , Wexler 's varieties , Jefferson nickels varieties . I must also inform you that most of the varieties only show a premium on mint state nickels.

 

^^^appreciate the reply. From the jump I knew I that this coin in the condition even if it was a 3/2 wouldn't be worth much. Would be nice to add to the personal collection tho.

 

There is another die with a crack in the 3, but it is not the over date

and not yours.

 

There's one listed on e bay right now that has the same look as the op. Listed for sale as a 43/2 .....I ran across it this morning surfing the web. My point is that sellers need to know exactly what they have and not second guess as the die crack Frank was talking about in his post often confuses this variety .
Another example is the 1883/2 shield nickel I have seen listed as the variety and is not. Nothing more than a die chip . As a variety collector one must realize that what seems to be the true variety is many times not.
In most cases there are other markers on a coin that's a variety and need to be checked out to confirm .
The 1937 3 legged buffalo is another variety that are often faked . Just because the part of the leg is missing there are other factors that -can't be faked and will be a tell tale as to what real and what is fake.

 

Thanks for the reply