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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;iPen, post: 2058161, member: 69760&quot;]The lowest mintage war nickel is the 1943 D at 15.24 million, while the highest is the 1943 P at 271.165 million. Yet, there is virtually little to no price difference. According to the Red Book, MS-65 is at $20 for each of them. eBay also reveals similar prices between the two coins. Why is it that rarity doesn&#039;t seem to factor in here? Did they melt down a lot of the &#039;43 P&#039;s? Shouldn&#039;t the relative (and probably the absolute) scarcity cause the &#039;43 D&#039;s price to be much higher than it is? Is it just the general lack of interest in nickels over other denominations, therefore low overall and specific demand?</p><p><br /></p><p>Aside: The war nickel in general has 78% of the silver in silver dimes, but less annoyingly small (at least to me; I prefer the heft of the bigger nickels). Even when compared to silver dimes, there are far less silver nickels produced. The 1943 D Mercury dime has a mintage of 71.149 million and demands a Red Book MS-65 valuation of $30. Not to mention, I believe that the 1942 P war nickel was the first coin to have the P mint mark of any coin produced. It seems like war nickels are underrated, as reflected by their numismatic prices. What am I missing here?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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