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Possible counterfeit WAR NICKEL need your input!

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Ryan O'Shea

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Ok, on your left you are looking at a 1943 P Mint War Nickel I dug about a month ago. To your right. You are looking at what I think is a COUNTERFEIT 1943 P mint war nickel!

See the oddness of this video here. Please watch as there is just to much to write about it. BUT. I need your help, input ext. This is the oddest war Nickel I have EVER seen. And I dug it up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-h_5avI7ZM

-Ryan
 
I've dug some odd war nickels, I've heard sometimes the ground pulls the manganese out as it corrodes in the ground.
 
I have some like that. The alloys apparently aren't always blended that well. The metals break down and corrode differently depending upon conditions.
 
I think it's just a plain war nickel that's been exposed to many years of ground mineralization and moisture.

I've got war nickels with completely different conductivities. Some have conductive properties as high as a copper penny/clad dime, while others have conductivities similar to a regular nickel. Some of the war nickels have a thick asphalt-like crud on them that is really hard to chip off. This gets formed when the manganese (9%) leeches out of the coin.

Manganese can exhibit magnetic characteristics, but not always.

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan
 
Pretty interesting. I agree with some of the other people who have responded - perhaps some of the metal has leeched out of the nickel due to its exposure to the elements. I'm not sure why it is magnetic though. Pure nickel is magnetic which is why many Canadian nickels were not usable in vending machines. A cast counterfeit is also pretty easy to tell - the surfaces are not smooth but have a textured appearance. Also, they do not sound clear when they are dropped on a hard surface. I hope you get this one figured out.
 
I agree 100% with everyone who replied to your counterfeit nickel. Why in the heck would someone waste their time making counterfeit nickels? If your going to make counterfeit coins then I would think they would make it worth while and make WL or Jefferson halves................ : )

Eddie
 
I was wondering about making counterfeit nickels too. Then again, if you can make them for a few cents and make a lot of them, you can probably make (steal) some real money. Also, being just nickels, they probably don't attract much attention like counterfeit paper money or a larger denomination coins. Here's a website about the Henning nickels mentioned in Ryan's video:

http://www.numismaticenquirer.com/The_Numismatic_Enquirer/Henning_Counterfeit_Nickel.html
 
I found this war nickel today and my wife and I are thinking that it is a counterfeit. It is a 1943 P. However, the silver almost looks like thin plating and one spot the silver looks like it chipped off and the spot has corroded dark like a regular nickel. Take at close look at my pic. This one registered in the nickel range not higher like my other war nickels. I need to have this weighed but it feels lighter than my other war nickels. Also, the surface has some bumps in it like a zinc penny that has been in the ground awhile. The surface also feels gritty; not smooth like my others.
 
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