I've came across this nickel in my pocket change last week. I'm still having a hard time believing it myself. It's got a couple of miles on it. I've doing some research on it. As y'all know wartime nickels were minted of copper silver and manganese. None of the 3 have no natural magnetic properties but before the war they were minted on nickel and copper planchets and nickel has natural magnetic properties and copper is used electric magnets. Now with that being said I'm at a point to where I believe that this 1943 S War Nickel maybe minted on the wrong planchet. When I put a rare earth magnet up real close to it it tries to stick to it. The rare earth magnet causes it to move around some and lift it up a little bit. I have picked the nickel all the way up (around 2 inches high) before it falls off 3 different times. I would love to hear y'alls thoughts and opinions on it. I'm sure y'all can guess what I'm thinking lol. Thanks in advance to everybody for your thoughts.
Hi Welcome to ct! Imho, you said it your self. “Nickel has natural magnetic properties “. maybe it has a little more nickel? That is why it is a little magnetic.?
The standard 75Cu25Ni alloy used for nickels (and the outer layers of US clad coins) is not magnetic. It has the appearance of a nornal war nickel, albeit a bit worn
Imho, I should have had a little more coffee before I answered that one if it was made on a different planchet. There would be more than one. The chances of that are extremely high. Mintage: 104,060,000 Minted at: San Francisco Designer - Engraver: Felix Schlag Metal Composition: 56% Copper - 35% Silver - 9% Manganese Diameter: 21.2 mm Mass / Weight: 5 grams Did you weigh it?
Common war nickel. I do believe you were a beneficiary of the Great American Coin Hunt that culminated last week. Dealers and regular folk were putting all manner of old coins back into circulation the last week of April. So keep your eyes open. There are still more out there waiting to be discovered.
It is a normal war nickel. Period. Not a single person on here claiming they found a wrong planchet war nickel has ever proven it. Don't bother with any "proof" or "experts" who have chimed in and told you this or that. Just submit it and don't bother trying to convince any of us. Many of us on here are Mint error specialists with years of experience. Post the results, and prove everyone wrong. It will be written about in every coin magazine. My advice is the absolute best advice anyone will give you, and I am 100% certain the other experts agree with me. ~Joe C.
Being attracted to a rare earth magnet to the extent it can be lifted up is intriguing. That would seem to indicate that there is something odd going on.
The OP's coin, if he ever submits it, which likely he won't, will come back like this just like the guy before who said his 1942-S nickel was on the wrong planchet...
