1943 nickel with no mint mark

Does anybody out there know anything about a 1943 wartime nickle with no mint mark? :headbang:

 

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I've heard that 1944 nickels without the "P" are counterfeit. I'm almost assuming the same for 1943.

Do you see any way they could have removed the "P" .. abrasions etc. ?

I see no other references to missing "P"s

 

Maybe a filled die...

Speedy

 

No but this one is really worn, AG. I'll post a scan of it when I get home from work...

 

Here it is

 

It's hard to tell what you have there... But, from the condition of the coin, I would say that the mint mark has worn down. I believe it may have been an "S" mint mark.

 

Maybe it's my monitor but I can't see any trace of a mintmark.

Charlie

 

Missing letters or numbers is not that uncommon on coins. Blocked areas on the dies cause this frequently and not really much value. I'm a collector of error coins and have many coins with numbers or letters missing including dates and mint marks. Few have a high value such as the famous 1922 Lincoln Cent. Yours may or may not be such a coin but since it is not famous there will be little demand for it so the value is minimal. I've actually acquired hundreds of different error coins and even the doubled ones are woth little since there fame is so slight.

 

There was a 1943 counterfeit produced that was missing the large mintmark above the dome of Monticello.
It weighed 4.76 grams.

 

I can't make out one either.

Bone

 

This is what I'm seeing. Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but it looks like a very worn "S" mint mark to me. I've sort of outlined what I'm seeing...

 

I thought I saw an S also.

 

I do not know maybe its just the coins I have but all the Silver wartime nickles with an S mint mark are strong no matter how much wear the coin has. BUt it could have been a clogged die which would make it weaker I guess.

 

I found a 1943 silver nickel with no mint mark a year or two ago. I see no evidence even when using a microscope to inspect it that it has been altered.

 

Nine year old thread.

 

I have one also - silver

 

I have one also

 

First, welcome to the neighborhood!

Despite the fact that this thread was originally started more than 11 years ago, it would help if you could post photos of both sides of the coin.

Chris

 

they all have mint marks but yours is so worn down its not worth anything but 35% silver

 

I saw the S phantom. Worn completely off.