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<p>[QUOTE="Murillo, post: 3645533, member: 78608"]Did some more research and found this information. Thanks everyone for your information. </p><p>1944 no-mint mark nickel, Henning produced five other nickel reverse dies dated 1939, 1946, 1947, and 1953. The sixth date is still a mystery. Some dates suspected for the last die are 1943, 1945 and 1951. </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left"><img src="https://www.blackcatmining.com/photos/Henning_Hole.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>You can spot some of the other dates by a hole in the R of Pluribus though not all of the dies had this hole. Other tells are worn, rough surfaces with an occasional tiny raised dot or pimple. US Mint nickels won't have these. Some don't have full rims and if you're still not sure, weigh your nickel. Nickels weigh about 5 grams with slight variation. Henning nickels are slightly heavier at 5.5 grams. </p><p><br /></p><p>Today Henning nickels are worth $20 to $30 a piece if you can find someone willing to sell theirs. If not, you can always go looking yourself, with so many unrecovered coins you may just find one or two![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Murillo, post: 3645533, member: 78608"]Did some more research and found this information. Thanks everyone for your information. 1944 no-mint mark nickel, Henning produced five other nickel reverse dies dated 1939, 1946, 1947, and 1953. The sixth date is still a mystery. Some dates suspected for the last die are 1943, 1945 and 1951. [LEFT][IMG]https://www.blackcatmining.com/photos/Henning_Hole.JPG[/IMG][/LEFT]You can spot some of the other dates by a hole in the R of Pluribus though not all of the dies had this hole. Other tells are worn, rough surfaces with an occasional tiny raised dot or pimple. US Mint nickels won't have these. Some don't have full rims and if you're still not sure, weigh your nickel. Nickels weigh about 5 grams with slight variation. Henning nickels are slightly heavier at 5.5 grams. Today Henning nickels are worth $20 to $30 a piece if you can find someone willing to sell theirs. If not, you can always go looking yourself, with so many unrecovered coins you may just find one or two![/QUOTE]
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