1943-P 5c Jefferson Nickel on Steel Cent Planchet NGC AU

Year:
1943
Certification:
NGC
Finish:
Business Strike
Classification:
Mint Error
Circulated/Uncirculated:
circulated
Grade:
AU details scratched
Denomination:
5c
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Country/Region of Manufacture:
United States

NGC 1943-P War nickel struck on a steel cent planchet. The coin is and off-metal, with the design of a nickel, but it is struck on the 1-year only steel Lincoln wheat cent planchet of 1943. The coin is smaller in size than a normal nickel, and is obviously "zinc coated steel" in appearance. A fairly scarce, and generally popular off-metal type for the nickel series. 

 

The error occurred when a steel cent planchet was fed into a press that was striking nickels. When struck, the coin has the design of a nickel, but the planchet of a cent.

 

NGC AU details scratches/marks (probably from a counting machine.) Original, gray surfaces, and a decent coin. 

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1943-P 5c Jefferson Nickel on Steel Cent Planchet NGC AU

$1,700.00