newnan man
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1941 Wheat Penny. No mint mark, the L in Libery is on the rim. I know nothing about coins so any help is appreciated.
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I. cutler - If I may. The first Philadelphia mint coins with a "P" were the 1942 "war nickels" made of silver alloy (melt value about $1.50 today).It's worth a few cents. No mintmark means it was from the Philadelphia mint, because it was the original main mint Philadelphia never used a mintmark until 1980. Even after 1980 the Philadelphia minted cent didn't carry a mintmark except for one year 2017. This was to commemorate the founding of the mint. L on the rim is normal, they were all like this back then, and as the die wore it would get closer. There are a lot of scammers trying to sell L on rim cents as a valuable error, but they are not.
That is crazy, it would be like faking dollar bills.I. cutler - If I may. The first Philadelphia mint coins with a "P" were the 1942 "war nickels" made of silver alloy (melt value about $1.50 today).
There is an interesting story about a man who decided to counterfeit nickels. He thought he could get away with it because nobody paid attention to them. He purchased expensive equipment and turned out beautiful coins. But a DC collector saw the 1942 nickels had no mint mark. He inquired, and soon the Mint was in touch with the Secret Service. Eventually the criminal was caught, and his machinery was such high quality it was used in the Mint.
Good luck to all,
The Old Bookaroo
Great story Buck!I. cutler - If I may. The first Philadelphia mint coins with a "P" were the 1942 "war nickels" made of silver alloy (melt value about $1.50 today).
There is an interesting story about a man who decided to counterfeit nickels. He thought he could get away with it because nobody paid attention to them. He purchased expensive equipment and turned out beautiful coins. But a DC collector saw the 1942 nickels had no mint mark. He inquired, and soon the Mint was in touch with the Secret Service. Eventually the criminal was caught, and his machinery was such high quality it was used in the Mint.
Good luck to all,
The Old Bookaroo
Yep, right you are, I was thinking cents and didn't think to mention the nickel.I. cutler - If I may. The first Philadelphia mint coins with a "P" were the 1942 "war nickels" made of silver alloy (melt value about $1.50 today).
There is an interesting story about a man who decided to counterfeit nickels. He thought he could get away with it because nobody paid attention to them. He purchased expensive equipment and turned out beautiful coins. But a DC collector saw the 1942 nickels had no mint mark. He inquired, and soon the Mint was in touch with the Secret Service. Eventually the criminal was caught, and his machinery was such high quality it was used in the Mint.
Good luck to all,
The Old Bookaroo
No, I put my change in a bottle & then when it's full go to a coin star. I usually dump it out first on my work bench & look for silver & wheats. I found another nice wheat last week. I always treat myself to a high end bottle of Irish Whiskey.That penny looks in GREAT shape Did you dig it ?
There were two types of 1941 nickels minted at Philadelphia , The type 1s are 75% copper, 25% nickel and had no mint mark, type 2s are 56% Copper, 35% Silver, 9% Manganese and indeed have a P mint mark on the back above Monticello, same as all other "silver" war nickels for where they were minted.Hey old book. The US mint DID make 1942 Jefferson nickels without a mint mark.
All type 1 1942 Jefferson nickels form the Philly mint had no mint mark.