1946 Silver Nickel?

I have a 1946 Nickel that has similar black tarnish on it that my wartime nickels have. I was wondering if anyone knows how to test this nickel to see if it really is a silver nickel?

Thanks in advance

 

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weigh it

 

I thought nickels wartime or not all weighed the same 5 grams

 

Weighing it wouldn't work in this case, they both weigh 5.00 grams.

 

OK, I thought there would be a difference

 

You would need to go to a jeweler or pawn shop that has on of those ray guns that can make out the metal composition.

 

I kind of figured that, i was hoping for some kind of home remedy

 

Not very accurate, but you can always drop it on the table and do the ring test.

 

I found a jeweler that willing to test it i'm going to bring it to them in a couple of hours

 

Make sure that you let us know how it turns out. And we want photos!

 

A specific gravity test can determine the composition of your coin.

 

I wish you luck, although there ARE 1946 silver nickels, they are VERY rare. There are only 4 known.

 

Could you not use a density test?

 

You must have missed my earlier post.

 

I didn't know specific gravity is density. Today I learned.

 

Ok i went to the jeweler and they couldnt help me but they said it definetly looks tarnished. I did a drop test with the 46 and with one of my war nickels and they sounded similar. I have a friend who owns a pawn shop who works with a guy who owns one of those lasers that tests for metal content so hopefully next week i'll be able to get that done. Here are some pics tell me what you think

 

To me, this just looks like a normal '46 with environmental issues. Hopefully, I'll be proven wrong.

 

Agree 100%, it doesn't have the wear pattern of a war nick. Sorry OP.

 

doesn't look like a typical warnick from the photo, IMO

What is a 46 war nickel worth since I guess a few exist ?

 

Basically one made from the left over wartime silver alloy planchets.