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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2Old, post: 2591719, member: 73056&quot;]The first &quot;P&quot; mint marks was placed on the Silver &quot;War&quot; nickels were produced by the United States from mid-1942 through 1945. No mint mark was the usual designation for Philadelphia mintage before 1979.&nbsp; The next coin to see the “P” was the 1979 Susan B. Anthony Dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some 1942 nickels were produced without silver content. These will have a small &quot;D&quot; or &quot;S&quot; mint mark to the right of Monticello on the reverse or in the case of Philadelphia minted coins, no mint mark at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you find a 1944 Jefferson Nickel without the “P” mint mark it is a Counterfeit. In the mid-1950s Francis LeRoy Henning of Erial, New Jersey minted what is now known as the “Henning” Nickel. He made counterfeit nickels dated 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947 and 1953. The 1944 nickels were quickly spotted since Henning neglected to add the large mintmark of the Philadelphia mint (P).</p><p><br /></p><p>Why no “P” on the Lincoln Cent? In 1980 the “P” was added to the other US coins struck at the Philadelphia Mint. My understanding is they wanted at least one coin to keep the tradition of no mint mark for the Philadelphia Mint and the Lincoln Cent is that coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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