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Well I got a hold of the 1942, 1943 Silver War Nickels and others, But is there any 1946 and 1947 Silver Nickels by Error ? If so how can i tell if thay are silver or not ?

there are some other coin's that i can't read becous it is in, I think Arabic or something. Well I was hoping for AuNuggets to look at them, and tell me what in the world are thay, any way I hope you all like the 42s and 43s:wink:

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The Rest of them :wink:

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Nice pics ! watch out TomD. there's a new shooter on the block.
:D

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SG, good work on the photos. I'm sure there were at least a couple of "off-metal" error "silver nickels" for transitional years, and visa-versa (regular copper-nickel in "silver" war year issues). Off-metal errors are very popular and can be very expensive, depending on just what you are dealing with. The most well know example of course is the 1943 copper cent which should have been minted on steel planchets only. There are also examples of 1944 steel cents, 1943 cents struck on silver dime planchets, and so many others. I've owned and sold several of the 1943 silver cents over the years, always one of my favorites, and much more affordable than the over-hyped and over-commercialized copper cent varities of that year. Another neat error variety in the silver war nickel series is the 1943 over 1942 overdate. But as far as determining off-metal '46 or '47 nickels in the silver alloy, "weight" would be the key indicator in identifying them from the normal issues.

I really have never spent much time or effort in the field of foreign coins other than just a few specific types and issues such as spanish "treasure coin" issues (milled and cob reales and escudos) and ancient Greek coinage. The second coin in your second set of photos is an obvious modern cast replica of a Spanish 8 escudo gold coin. These are numerous and I still run across them on a regular basis. Most can be quickly identified by their simple lack of correct style in the design elements, indications of being cast rather than die struck, and obvious wrong metal in their production. Sorry I can't be of much help with the others.

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Thanks AuNuggets
So you say the only way to identify a '46 or '47 nickel in silver alloy is by weight, Again thanks for the tip AuNuggets. :D
As for the 1943 copper cent, do you know how many where struck in copper
alloy, and do you think there still out there or not. Allso i want to ask if there are any rare Dime's that i should know of :D or Quarters, ANY KEY DATES TO LOOK FOR. :D

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Pick yourself up a copy of "The Cherrypickers Guide". It lists most oddities and varieties of U.S. coins, error types, overdates, etc. to be on the lookout for, more than could ever be covered here in the forum.