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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jacob Bruno, post: 3996631, member: 94832&quot;]Sorting thru my spare change I came across a nickle that caught my eye. Placing it on the scale I got a reading of 5.3g. A standard nickle weighs 5.0 grams, with an acceptable difference of +/- 0.1. This falls outside those parameters. From what I&#039;ve read regarding &#039;Henning&#039; nickles; they weigh between 5.2 to 5.4 grams and were counterfited in 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947 and <b>1953. </b>He also used 6 die variations. Most ended up in a river to but some slipped thru the cracks into circulation. Possibe telltale signs are hairline fractures, weight difference or reverse lettering errors, but because he used 6 dies it&#039;s hard to pinpoint a real &#039;Henning.&#039; The coin has noticable die cracks front &amp; back as well as a strange marking on the reverse L. My knowledge is limited compared to the expertise on this forum so any information or speculation you can bring to light would be mucho appreciated! The first pic is a standard nickle to show weight difference.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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