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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pyrbob, post: 527433, member: 17044&quot;]This is an interesting post.&nbsp; Let me see if I can help.&nbsp; First, all 1946 nickels made at the Philadelphia mint do not have a mint mark.&nbsp; So it would make sense that your coin doesn&#039;t have one.&nbsp; There are a couple of things to look for to see if this is a Henning nickel.&nbsp; If you search the web for &quot;1944 no p nickel&quot; you should be able to see what these look like.&nbsp; The planchets used by Henning were very very close to the mint standard.&nbsp; In fact the mint melted down and reused the henning planchets they confiscated.&nbsp; So the color of a Henning nickel is similar to any other nickel from that era except the silver wartime nickels (they sometimes look darker).&nbsp; Henning made his own dies and they were not good quality detail wise.&nbsp; The Henning nickels look worn and not sharply struck.&nbsp; Also the planchets look grainy.&nbsp; So if your nickel looks nice and sharp and the surfaces of the coin look smooth then it probably is not a Henning nickel.&nbsp; Another thing to look for is on the reverse some Henning nickels have a hole in the bottom of the vertical leg of the letter R in PLURIBUS.&nbsp; If your coin has this then it really helps your chance of having a Henning nickel.&nbsp; But Henning claims to have made 6 different reverse dies so not all Henning nickels have this feature.&nbsp; Personally, from your description I think you have a regular nickel that has been coppper washed as stated above.&nbsp; If you could post photos of both sides of the coin it would help alot.&nbsp; I would love to see them.&nbsp; Either way, Henning nickels are a great interest of mine and I&#039;m glad you posted this.&nbsp; I hope it helps you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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