Up for your consideration is this 1944-P Obverse Cud Error 35% Silver WWII Jefferson Wartime Nickel. This is a rare silver war nickel that is extremely hard to find. The coin pictured is the one you will receive and would be a GREAT addition to anyone collecting wartime nickels. Thank you for looking and God bless.
War Nickels tell an important history of America during the great World War II efforts. This was a time when global communities were working together for a unified effort. Shared hardship was common, and for a war this big - the metal, nickel, was in great demand.
For the US Mint, this became a problem. For the first time in history, a nickel was minted with .350 or 35 percent silver metal content. Beginning in 1942 Jefferson Nickels were the first and only silver nickels in history. They are easily identified by the date, and by the large Mint mark that is placed over the dome of Monticello on its reverse. The regular nickel and copper-nickel coins do not have this. Some 1942 nickels were produced without silver content. These will have a small "D" or "S" mint mark to the right of Monticello on the reverse or, in the case of Philadelphia minted coins, no mint mark at all.
Silver nickels are distinguished by a slightly different coloration than ordinary Jefferson nickels. The marks are "S" for the San Francisco mint, "D" for the Denver mint and "P" to indicate production at the Philadelphia mint. The silver nickel was the first coin to feature the Philadelphia initial. Coins produced at the Philadelphia mint had no mint mark before 1979.
Obverse/Front-The obverse features a profile image of Thomas Jefferson with the words IN GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY and the date of mintage.
Reverse/Rear-On the reverse is an image of Monticello, Jefferson's mountaintop home in Virginia. Above the image of Monticello are the words E PLURIBUS UNUM and the mint mark. Below the image are the words MONTICELLO, FIVE CENTS and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Wartime Nickels have a fineness of .35 and contains .05626 troy ounces of pure silver.
The silver coin pictured is the one you will receive securely packaged and shipped to you with a tracking number and a confirmation of shipment. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE BECAUSE WE ARE SURE YOU WILL LIKE THE PURCHASE OF THIS RARE SILVER NICKEL! If you have any questions PLEASE contact us and PLEASE take a look at the other items we have listed. Thank you very much for looking at our listings!