I'm trying to get together a set of Jefferson war nickels both BU and FS but am confused about 1942. It seems there is no slot for 1942 Denver. Why! Would someone please list all the dates that are considered war nickels. Also I am seeing a 1941 type 1. Any info on that. Also if anyone has a "Capital War Nickel" holder they wish to part with let me know. Thanks
42 D was not wartime silver alloy. and some 42-P show to be pre wartime alloy, So 42 P -45 S are wartime nickels I don't know about the type 1. Do you have a Guide book of us coins, Redbook?
The Denver mint only produced type 1 nickels in 1942. Furthermore, War Nickels are primarily distinguished by the prominent mintmark above Monticello's dome and by the dark grey color of circulated pieces. 1942 P,S 1943 P,D,S 1944 P,D,S 1945 P,D,S
There was no 1942D "silver" war nickels issued and therefore no slot. It was made in the copper/nickel form though. And I assume it was not made in silver because enough quantities of the copper/nickel were made to satisfy consumer needs at that time. I am unaware of a 1941 type 1, but there were 1939 P,D,S type 1's. These had even steps and wavy steps. Other than that there were 1942P,S., 1943 P,D,S., 1944P,D,S, 1945 P,D,S. A total of 11 coins to round out the set but not including any varieties.
Slabbed war nickels with FS are readily available on eBay. I stuck with NGC slabs and put together a registry set. It’s a fun project!
What the above posts say. Read the RS Yeoman Red Book. Trying to put together a FS silver nickel set is costly and difficult to say the least. Then you have the varieties.
I assume you mean 1942 Type 1 as there were only one type in minted in 1941. Here is the breakdown for 1942. 1942-P: Type 1: Regular Nickel Type 2: War Nickel w/ large MM 1942-D: Type 1: Regular Nickel only 1942-S: Type 2: War Nickel only Since the Denver & San Francisco mint only issued one type of nickel in 1942, there is no need to differentiate between T1 & T2 Nickels like they do with the 1942-P.
They are only really expensive at the Registry level of MS67 and above. Most of the set is pretty affordable at MS65-66 range.
Thank you guys. I have a number of PCGS registry sets in Lincoln proofs and Roosie FT's but I saw a set of BU FS war nickels in a black capitol holder and they looked stunning. Been wanting to do this for a long time. Now to find a good sale on a capitol Holder. Thanks again for your input.
