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is a 1940 nickel worth anything

MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
edited September 2010 in General Discussion
I got a 1940 nickel in my change today and it is in really good shape. I know someone who collects these and plan on giving it to her tomorrow and wondered what it might be worth.

And before dcon tells me that it is worth a nickel, I already know it is worth that much.

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  • barbwiredbarbwired Member Posts: 7,924 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Can you make out the mint mark on it?
  • MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by barbwired
    Can you make out the mint mark on it?

    No
    I don't see a mint mark anywhere on it.
  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,040 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I guess my work here is done. Don
  • barbwiredbarbwired Member Posts: 7,924 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    1938-1964 the mint mark is located to the right of Monticello on the back. Barbwired
  • brickmaster1248brickmaster1248 Member Posts: 3,344
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by barbwired
    1938-1964 the mint mark is located to the right of Monticello on the back. Barbwired


    you googled that too huh?[:D]
  • barbwiredbarbwired Member Posts: 7,924 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by brickmaster1248
    Originally posted by barbwired
    1938-1964 the mint mark is located to the right of Monticello on the back. Barbwired


    you googled that too huh?[:D]
    Had to wasn't that smart.[;)]
  • brickmaster1248brickmaster1248 Member Posts: 3,344
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by barbwired
    quote:Originally posted by brickmaster1248
    Originally posted by barbwired
    1938-1964 the mint mark is located to the right of Monticello on the back. Barbwired


    you googled that too huh?[:D]
    Had to wasn't that smart.[;)]


    me either
  • jpwolfjpwolf Member Posts: 9,164
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by MVP
    I got a 1940 nickel in my change today and it is in really good shape. I know someone who collects these and plan on giving it to her tomorrow and wondered what it might be worth.

    And before dcon tells me that it is worth a nickel, I already know it is worth that much.


    Seeing as a dollar was only worth two cents BEFORE the bailouts... (compared to a 1913 pre-federal reserve gold backed dollar, which was worth a dollar)
    Need I say anymore?
  • footlongfootlong Member Posts: 8,009
    edited November -1
    Be the mint mark on the OBVERSE or REVERSE side??
  • MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    No mint mark on this one. I did see in a chart when I googled it that it is valued at .10 [:D]
    Still a very sharp coin for its age. I can see the individual strands in Georges hair or wig or whatever he had.
  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,040 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by MVP
    No mint mark on this one. I did see in a chart when I googled it that it is valued at .10 [:D]
    Still a very sharp coin for its age. I can see the individual strands in Georges hair or wig or whatever he had.


    I would give your four cents for it. I do need to make a profit. Don
  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    If their IS NO mint mark, it was made in Philadelphia.
    For some odd reason,the Phil. mint doesn't mark theirs.Possibly because they were the first MAJOR mint, in the US.
  • MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by dcon12
    quote:Originally posted by MVP
    No mint mark on this one. I did see in a chart when I googled it that it is valued at .10 [:D]
    Still a very sharp coin for its age. I can see the individual strands in Georges hair or wig or whatever he had.


    I would give your four cents for it. I do need to make a profit. Don

    Its a deal as long as you pay the postage.
  • MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
    If their IS NO mint mark, it was made in Philadelphia.
    For some odd reason,the Phil. mint doesn't mark theirs.Possibly because they were the first MAJOR mint, in the US.

    I wondered why there were some minted with no mint mark. Thanks
  • RtWngExtrmstRtWngExtrmst Member Posts: 7,456
    edited November -1
    Make sure it's not wooden.
  • jpwolfjpwolf Member Posts: 9,164
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by RtWngExtrmst
    Make sure it's not wooden.


    Wood would make it more valuable.
  • dcon12dcon12 Member Posts: 32,040 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by jpwolf
    quote:Originally posted by RtWngExtrmst
    Make sure it's not wooden.


    Wood would make it more valuable.



    It always does! Don
  • o b juano b juan Member Posts: 1,941 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    During the war they made them out of silver and the mint mark was above the dome of the building.. and those hade the majority of the metal was silver. DO YOU KNOW WHY

    And this was the only time they put a P for Philadelphia.. If I remeber correctly.
  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,059 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by o b juan
    During the war they made them out of silver and the mint mark was above the dome of the building.. and those hade the majority of the metal was silver. DO YOU KNOW WHY

    And this was the only time they put a P for Philadelphia.. If I remeber correctly.


    'Cos silver don't make good bullets?
  • gruntledgruntled Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by MVP
    No mint mark on this one. I did see in a chart when I googled it that it is valued at .10 [:D]
    Still a very sharp coin for its age. I can see the individual strands in Georges hair or wig or whatever he had.


    If it has George Washington on it then it would be quite rare.
  • EVILDR235EVILDR235 Member Posts: 4,398 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Might be counterfeit.I would get it checked by a expert.

    EvilDr235
  • BHAVINBHAVIN Member Posts: 3,490 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Interesting. I got a 1940 Nickel in my change last week. It has a D (for Denver I assume) mint mark.
  • Plain ole bubbaPlain ole bubba Member Posts: 472 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They used silver during the war to coin nickels because nickle was used for armour plating.During these years the mint mark was on teh back in capital letters, so after the war they would be easier to spot and take back out of circulation.The war time nickles are not pure silver, I am unsure of the content.As transportation got better the govt. had 2 more mits set up the Denver and San francisco.thats why most people on the east coast have mostly P mint coins,people in the center U.S had D minted coins, and S on the west coast.It was cheaper then transporting coinage from Philly to the whole U.S.
  • mauser54mauser54 Member Posts: 3,733
    edited November -1
    The war time nickels had a content of 35% silver, 56% copper, 9% manganese. A larger mintmark was placed above the dome. And the letter P (Philadelphia) was used for the first time indicating the change of alloy.
  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    And .10 would be a retail value, not what a dealer would give.
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