Coinstar magnet Silver Member Joined Apr 5, 2020 Messages 4,416 Reaction score 10,260 Golden Thread 0 Location Beverly Massachusetts Detector(s) used Tesoro compadre Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Apr 5, 2021 #1 Did a little coin mining with nickel rolls and pulled some older ones out and finally landed a 42 war time nickel...woohoo! Attachments 20210405_202304.webp 721.8 KB · Views: 83 Upvote 24
Did a little coin mining with nickel rolls and pulled some older ones out and finally landed a 42 war time nickel...woohoo!
billb Gold Member Joined Sep 23, 2010 Messages 5,886 Reaction score 14,136 Golden Thread 1 Location New York 🥇 Banner finds 1 Detector(s) used Excalibur2,,silver sabre Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Apr 5, 2021 #2 Pretty good way for finding these..congratulations
ToddsPoint Gold Member 🥇 Charter Member Joined Mar 2, 2018 Messages 9,157 Reaction score 32,923 Golden Thread 0 Location Todds Point, IL Primary Interest: Metal Detecting Apr 6, 2021 #3 In '42 they made both kinds of nickels. Does yours have the large mint mark above the dome? Gary
Tony in SC Gold Member Joined Jun 8, 2006 Messages 6,428 Reaction score 9,296 Golden Thread 0 Location Upstate South Carolina Detector(s) used Whites, Minelab, Tesoro, and custom machines Primary Interest: Metal Detecting Apr 6, 2021 #4 Cool! Silver nickels are always a good find!
Digger RJ Platinum Member Joined Aug 24, 2017 Messages 22,103 Reaction score 37,754 Golden Thread 1 Location SW Missouri/Oklahoma 🥇 Banner finds 1 Detector(s) used Minelab CTX 3030; Minelab Equinox 800; XP Deus 2 Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Apr 6, 2021 #5 Nice!!! Congrats!!!
X xr7ator Gold Member Joined Sep 2, 2011 Messages 6,003 Reaction score 9,163 Golden Thread 0 Location Denver, Colorado Detector(s) used Garrett AT Pro, AT Gold, ATX, MH7 (oldie!) Minelab Explorer SE Pro, EQ800 Apr 6, 2021 #6 Looks to be an early non silver 42.
Coinstar magnet Silver Member Joined Apr 5, 2020 Messages 4,416 Reaction score 10,260 Golden Thread 0 Location Beverly Massachusetts Detector(s) used Tesoro compadre Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Apr 6, 2021 Thread Owner #7 I don't think it had a mint mark...I'll check...
ArfieBoy Gold Member Joined Aug 11, 2011 Messages 5,586 Reaction score 12,222 Golden Thread 0 Location N.E. Oregon Detector(s) used Compass X-70, Compass X-80, Compass X-90, Compass Judge 2, Garrett AT Pro Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Apr 6, 2021 #8 If it is a silver war nickel that is a great find! A little silver is better than no silver! Thanks for sharing.
If it is a silver war nickel that is a great find! A little silver is better than no silver! Thanks for sharing.
Coinstar magnet Silver Member Joined Apr 5, 2020 Messages 4,416 Reaction score 10,260 Golden Thread 0 Location Beverly Massachusetts Detector(s) used Tesoro compadre Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Apr 6, 2021 Thread Owner #9 Xr7ator, I'll check but I think you are correct...oh well...the search continues... Yep...no mint mark...nearly silver again... Last edited: Apr 6, 2021
Xr7ator, I'll check but I think you are correct...oh well...the search continues... Yep...no mint mark...nearly silver again...