Is this coin counterfeit?

[BuffaloBoy]

I opened a roll of nickels and out pops a 1945 nickel(should be a silver war nickel with the mint mark above the dome on the reverse)

 

[BuffaloBoy]

1936 is a very common date:

here are the mintages of the year before and after compared to 1936...(ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST MILLION)

1935p- 58,000,000 1935d- 12,000,000 1935s- 10,000,000
1936p- 119,000,000 1936d- 25,000,000 1936s- 15,000,000
1937p- 79,000,000 1937d- 18,000,000 1937s- 6,000,000

This is source from my 2010 redbook

Also- to add! 1936p is the only year in buffalo nickels(of all mint marks) to exceed 100 million minted making it the most common dated buffalo nickel.

The top 3 most minted buffalo nickels by year and mint are:
1936-p (118,997,000)
1937-p (79,480,000)
1916-p (63,497,466)

Hope this helps!

 

[captainfwiffo]

I was just reading some information on henning nickels. Apparently his counterfeits are known for 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947 and 1953. The 1944 is easiest to spot because he didn't put on the special mint mark. However, Henning claimed to have had six obverse and six reverse dies and many believe there is a sixth, unknown date of Henning nickels.

Known examples of Henning nickels appear poorly struck, have a rough texture and are dark in appearance. Many are also off-weight.

It might be worth doing some additional research to see if this is the unknown-date Henning.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Why would someone counterfeit a nickel? At least go for the big bucks like dimes

Keep in mind a nickel would have bought you dinner in 1945 lol! aT KFC