1943 S Jefferson nickel in AVERAGE CIRCULATED condition (35 %SILVER):

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                               1943 IN HISTORY 

• January 15 WWII: Guadalcanal Campaign – Operation Ke: Japanese forces begin to withdraw from Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
• January 27 – WWII: 50 bombers mount the first all American air raid against Germany: Wilhelmshaven is the target.
• February 19–25 – WWII: Battle of Kasserine Pass: German General Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps and other Axis forces launch an offensive against Allied defenses in Tunisia; it is the United States' first major battle defeat of the war. On February 22 an Anglo-American force halts the German advance near Thala, forcing the Germans to retreat, US bombers harass the retreating Panzers.
• September 3 – WWII: Allied invasion of Italy: Mainland Italy is invaded by Allied forces under General Sir Bernard Montgomery, for the first time in the war.
• November 1 – WWII: Operation Goodtime: United States Marines land on Bougainville Island in the Solomon Islands.
• December 24 – WWII: U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Allied Commander Europe. He establishes Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force in London.

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