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THE AMAZING HISTORY BEHIND THE "1942-D JEFFERSON NICKEL"
In uncirculated condition, the 1939-D, 1939-S, and 1942-D are far rarer than the 1950-D
and command higher prices than most other coins in this Jefferson Series.1942 was not
a good year for the U.S, it looked like the Japanese would soon be on the west coast.
To bad this nickel could not talk,for it would have one heck of a story to tell. The Only
place the value on this can go is Up!
The 1942-D nickel is not a silver nickel. That year the Denver mint onlystruck the type
that was .750 copper and .250 nickel. Due to the change over to the war time silver alloy
that year the Denver mint stuck 13,938,000 nickels in 1942.
(The Jefferson Nickel Analyst/by Bernard Nagengast)
The 1942-D Jefferson has been long recognized as one of the "Keys"in this series,despite
its Relatively high mintage under-appreciated for Decades fewer than 14 million pieces
were struck. Most Importantly, this issue was not spared the ravages of circulation to any
significance...Since only a (FEW-ORIGINAL-ROLLS) were with-held from circulation.The
price for any High-Grade 1942-D Jeff will be Steep in Price, compared to other dates in
this series.
From ( David Bowers/ The Buffalo & Jefferson Nickel Red Book!)
Years ago I determined that the 1942-D was under-rated in (MS) ,simply because in the
handling and seeing countless (Out of Thousands of Rolls of Early Jefferson Nickles),This
1942-D Date was the Rarest-Roll! Bein' equally' as scarce as the 1939-D nickel.
Walter Breen Reported back in the 1950's, that there were "No Bag-Lots Saved"! However,
He did hear that just (1) bag-set, was sold by an Indiana Dealer. I've never heard of any-other
Bag-Sets from the 1942 or 1939 Denver Mints, since the 1950's.
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