Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LostDutchman, post: 538526, member: 16994&quot;]I recently acquired this piece and thought I&#039;d share my knowledge about these. </p><p><br /></p><p>These counterfiet nickels were made in 1954 by Francis LeRoy Henning in Erial, New Jersey. Francis had been arrested previously for counterfeiting $5 bills. It is estimated that almost half a million of these pieces were produced by henning but only an estimated 100,000 pieces reached circulation. The rest are belived to have been dumped in the Copper Creek and the Schuylkill River in New Jeresy. Henning also made nickels dated 1939, 1946, 1947, and 1953. From what I can tell these pieces were not made in nearly the numbers as the 1944, or they are all in cirulation. He was arrested and sentenced to 3 years in jail and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine. </p><p><br /></p><p>The giveaway on these nickels is the omission of the large &quot;P&quot; mintmark that resides on the reverse of genuine pieces. There is also another die marker in the left leg of the &quot;R&quot; in &quot;Pluribus&quot; which makes the leg look like a loop.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The original war nickels weighed 5 grams and the Henning pieces weighed 5.4 grams. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i40.tinypic.com/oan5sx.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i44.tinypic.com/2aeoy2r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in