Neat find.
Jul. 7th, 2004 06:54 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kickahaWent to the post office yesterday, was handed a nickel in change. A very dark nickel, with an odd reddish hue. Felt weird, too.
It's a 1941 WW II nickel.
Heh. :)
Edit: Funny, I thought it was steel, from the oxidation, the weight, and the ring when it drops. I can't find mention of steel nickels being minted in WWII however. OTOH, I can't find a mint mark anywhere on this beast that corresponds to the placement of the P, S, or D I've found on collector sites. Weird.
It's a 1941 WW II nickel.
Heh. :)
Edit: Funny, I thought it was steel, from the oxidation, the weight, and the ring when it drops. I can't find mention of steel nickels being minted in WWII however. OTOH, I can't find a mint mark anywhere on this beast that corresponds to the placement of the P, S, or D I've found on collector sites. Weird.